To develop his opinion
convince or persuade the audience about an issue
The correct answer is The meter is fixed, drawing attention to the end rhyme.
Both lines have the same number of syllables and the accent pattern is identical in both, which means it is a fixed meter. Not every syllable is stressed however, only the ones that are required for the pattern.
<span>Each Monday, this column turns a page in history to explore the </span><span>discoveries, events and people that continue to affect the history being made today.
</span> Europe was mired in a centuries-long dark age before a king named Charlemagne came along and turned on the light switch.
By encouraging arts, culture and education, the 8th-century Frankish king – who would eventually become the first Holy Roman Emperor – tugged the continent out of cultural stagnation that threatened to never end.
Both a fierce warrior and in many ways the first Renaissance man, Charlemagne's achievements on the battlefield and in his laws led to the first notion of a pan-European identity.
