The syllable count of the poem’s two stanzas is 2.) 8-5-8-3, 8-5-8-3
Explanation:
A syllable always contain a vowel sound it could be a long or a short sound but for every vowel sound we have to count a syllable, it is not about the written words it is about their pronunciation, there are some words that can differ in pronunciation and quantity of syllables depending of the country people are from.
I did not answer question 4 but im preety sure the author was implying that this time of age only applauds the people who are difrent and better in there own ways.