I would say these lines illustrate a quatrain.
A quatrain is a stanza consisting of four lines, as is the case here. Shakespeare's sonnets have a specific structure - the first twelve lines are divided into three quatrains (4*3 =12); the final two lines are called a couplet, and the message of the entire sonnet can be found in those two final lines.
The correct answer should be<span> B. help readers focus on the message rather than the structure
By having the rhyme and alliteration and line meter your attention is drawn away from what the point is. Historically, there were many poets who exploited this and reached greatness even though their poems didn't have much content but were form wise perfect. </span>
<span>The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves. This is an example of ___ because it's giving human qualities to an object.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
D. personification
Answer </span>D. personification
Definition of personification is to give <span>personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman</span>