Read the excerpt from "The Charge of the Light Brigade."

HALF a league, half a league,

Half a league onward,

All in the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

"Forward, the Light Brigade!

Charge for the guns!" he said:

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

Which describes the rhythm and meter in the poem?

a pattern of one unstressed syllable followed by two stressed syllables

a pattern of two stressed syllables followed by one unstressed syllable

a pattern of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables

a pattern of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable

The answer is b

The rhythm and meter in the poem is described as a pattern of two stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

By considering the ending words in each sentence, one can realize that a pattern is being followed. League is a stressed word, followed by onward, which is also a stressed word. It is followed by death, which is an unstressed word. This means that the two stressed syllable pattern keep followed by one unstressed syllables. This is also followed here for rhythm and meter in the poem. And, clearly shows that this pattern is repetitive in nature throughout the sentence.