This passage comes from “<u><em>The Rainy Day</em></u>” written by <em>H.W. Longfellow</em> and it points out that in life everyone will experience sorrow or heartache, but there is always hope for something better so we must stop complaining.
Question: Identify the meter. Then identify the effect of that meter.
Answer: A. unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed. It gives the poem a reflective mood.
