Question

I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above —"An Irish Airman Foresees His Death," W. B. Yeats, Which statement best describes the effect of meter in the first line of the poem? a. The stress on shall meet emphasizes the speaker's desire to make new friends. b. The stress on I and my emphasizes that the speaker is selfish and self-centered. c. The stress on know and fate emphasizes the speaker's certainty that he will die in combat.

Answer 1

Answer:

c. The stress on know and fate emphasizes the speaker's certainty that he will die in combat.

Explanation:

William Butler Yeats wrote this poem "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" after the death of Robert Gregory. This poem is a sort of a man accepting his fate, which he seems to be certain of.

The pilot n the poem, also the speaker is an Irishman who held no attachment for any parties of the war. He does not love the country he's fighting for, nor does he hate the enemy side. He also seems to be reconciled with the fact that he will surely die, while flying. He knows for sure that he will "meet (his) fate Somewhere among the clouds above". This shows that it emphasizes the speaker's certainty that he will die in combat. Also, there are n mention of any friends nor of any selfish feelings or self-centeredness in the speaker.