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Read the passage.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Identify the meter. Then identify the effect of that meter.

A: unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED. It conveys the speaker's militant determination.

B: STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed. It emphasizes the desperate unhappiness of the speaker's life.

C: unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED, unstressed STRESSED. It gives the poem a reflective mood.

D: STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed, STRESSED unstressed. It allows you to visualize the speaker.

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The answer is A and I did the test so I hope is helps

User Elahe
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I believe the answer is A.

Hope this helps!
User Andrey Balaguta
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