This passage comes from “<u><em>The Rainy Day</em></u>” written by <em>H.W. Longfellow</em> and it points out that in life everyone will experience sorrow or heartache, but there is always hope for something better so we must stop complaining.
Question: Identify the meter. Then identify the effect of that meter.
Answer: A. unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed. It gives the poem a reflective mood.
B. Sketching a setting. It is a stage in which you have to answer questions about the main character. Sometimes you can answer questions about other characters, but take into account that they have to be relevant questions.
