I believe that the question you should ask yourself is - How does the author want to make me feel?
By asking this question, you will think about the main idea of the story and what the author intended to write. You will start understanding his message better and then you will also figure out what the whole story is actually about.
Explanation:
Robert Louis Sats No to Religion. For the next few months, Stevenson lived in a perpetual state of tension.
1 - iambic pentameter
2 - iambic pentameter
3 - iambic trimeter
4 - iambic tetrameter
5 - iambic pentameter
6 - iambic tetrameter
7 - iambic tetrameter
Count the syllables in the line. 4 (8) would mean tetra. 3 (6) would mean tri. 5 (10)would mean penta.