Answer:
It's probably late and you might not need the answer but here it is anyway.
Explanation:
The line in the excerpt from Arthur Conan Doyle's "The contest" which suggest that Emperor Nero was ruthless and the line is this one <span>“Quick, Policles, quick!” he cried. “My pony is tethered behind yonder grove. A grey he is, with red trappings. </span>Get you gone as hard as hoof will bear you, for if you are taken you will have no easy death.”
“No easy death! What mean you, Metas? Who is the fellow?”
<span>“Great Jupiter! did you not know? Where have you lived? <span>It is Nero the Emperor! Never would he pardon what you have said about his voice. </span>Quick, man, quick, or the guards will be at your heels!”</span>
It a free verse the meter can change and be however you want it to be. The meter is the beat or rhythm of a poem.
E.i - <span>I'll come get you in the morning, so we can </span>assess<span> your skills.</span><span>
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<span>If you're not told otherwise who is your audience when you are writing
B. the reader
Hope this helps^^</span>