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Read this excerpt from Phillis Wheatley's poem "To Excellency General Washington," and complete the sentence that follows.

Celestial choir! enthron'd in realms of light,

Columbia's scenes of glorious toils I write.

While freedom's cause her anxious breast alarms,

She flashes dreadful in refulgent arms.

See mother earth her offspring's fate bemoan,

And nations gaze at scenes before unknown!

See the bright beams of heaven's revolving light

Involved in sorrows and the veil of night!

The iambic pentameter in the poem creates an even

and complements the poem as a

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Answer 1

rhythm and metaphor

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The iambic pentameter in the poem creates an even rhythm and complements the poem as a formal tribute.

Step-by-step explanation:

The verses of the poem above present five feet that are syllables with different intensities, a syllable with greater intensity followed by a syllable of lesser intensity, characterized as a long syllable and a short syllable. This is what is called the iambic pentameter.

This causes a rhythm in the poem, maintaining the formality and creating a formal homage.