Question

Read this stanza from "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveller hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls. What is the effect of the rhyme pattern in this stanza?

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The rhyme pattern lends rhythm.

Explanation:

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" is a poem that talks about life. The poem talks of an old traveler who is on the verge of his death, capturing the beauty of the rise and fall of the tides, which becomes a contradiction for of man's mortality.

The given excerpt is from the first stanza of the poem where the speaker describes the rise and fall of the tide. The rhyme pattern in these four lines is AABBA. The rhyme pattern is identified by taking the end words of each line. And this pattern helps in providing rhythm to the whole poem.

Thus, the answer is option B.