Read this excerpt from Percy Shelley's "Mutability." What is the syllable count of each line in this stanza? The flower that smi
les to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies. What is this world's delight? Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright. A 7 – 4 – 6 – 4– 4 – 6 – 5 or B 7 – 4 – 4 – 4– 6 – 6 – 5 orC 7 – 6 – 6 – 4– 6 – 6 – 5 or D 7 – 4 – 6 – 4– 6 – 6 – 5
The correct answer is D. 7 - 4 - 6 - 4 - 6 - 6 - 5. Just count the number of syllables: there are 7 in the first line, 4 in the second, 6 in the third, 4 in the fourth, 6 in the fifth, 6 in the sixth, and 5 in the seventh line. A syllable usually has only one vowel - if there are more than one vowel next to each other, that's called a diphth.ong and is counted as one syllable.
<span>The answer is D; the syllables in each line of the poem are 7-4-6-4-6-6-5. Smiles can be a confusing word, but it is in fact one syllable. World's might also throw one off, but like smiles, it is only one syllable.</span>
I had the same question, but since it was a multi-choice for me it was a bit easier, it was either A) marked by movement (remember this is the word animated) B) renewed with vigor C) having life D) intensely energetic which not many of those make sense for the word animated
Communication happened during trade, and when the people they traded with went back to their home land, they tell the stories to other people making it spread or globalizating.
The literary device used here is C, 'personification'. That literary device is used when you are trying to make an inanimate object come to life, such as here - 'evil forest was alive'.
