Question

read this poem. feet pound pavement as miles pass, steady as tides, they approach their shore. training is tested, strength is stretched— buoyed by the pack, one mile more. sweat streaks, muscles tense, eager for the end, final flags beckon, the crowd grows loud. tested vessels reach their harbor— runners hearts beat proud. which statements describe the poem? select three options. the poem has an abcb rhyme scheme. every line length is the same. each stanza is a quatrain. the poem contains two stanzas. the meter is fixed throughout the poem.

Explanation:

• Rhyme scheme: In the first stanza, "pass" (a), "shore" (b), "stretched" (c), "more" (b). In the second stanza, "end" (a), "loud" (b), "harbor" (c), "proud" (b). So, it has an abcb rhyme scheme.
• Quatrain: A quatrain is a four - line stanza. Both stanzas have four lines.
• Number of stanzas: The poem is divided into two groups of four - line stanzas.

Answer:

The poem has an abcb rhyme scheme, Each stanza is a quatrain, The poem contains two stanzas.