Question

Which statement best describes the effect of meter in
the first line of the poem?
I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above
-"An Irish Airman Foresees His Death,"
W. B. Yeats
The stress on shall meet emphasizes the speaker's
desire to make new friends.
The stress on land my emphasizes that the speaker
is selfish and self-centered.
The stress on know and fate emphasizes the
speaker's certainty that he will die in combat.

Answer 1

Answer:

The stress on know and fate emphasizes the  speaker's certainty that he will die in combat.

Explanation:

Yeats deals a lot with elegiac subject matter, which is further reinforced by the emphasis of the word "know."  The implication is that his fate is preordained by circumstance, and this is largely conveyed by the poem's meter.  

Answer 2

Answer:

The stress on know and fate emphasizes the speaker's certainty that he will die in combat.

Explanation:

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