Which statement best explains the effect of poetic structure on "sonnet 55" by william shakespeare? a.) the images of chaos and destruction in the poem are reinforced by its uneven meter and irregular rhyme scheme. b.) the strictly followed rhyme scheme creates a tension between the speaker's words and meaning. c.) the strict rules of iambic pentameter force the speaker to express himself succinctly and clearly. d.) the use of a rhyming couplet at the end of the poem creates a harshness in the piece.

The answer is C

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The correct answer is C) The strict rules of iambic pentameter force the speaker to express himself succinctly and clearly.

Sonnet 55 is one of the 154 sonnets published in 1609 by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Sonnet 55 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet and is interpreted as a poem in part about time and immortalization which is the theme of the sonnet. You can find the same theme in several Shakespearean sonnets.

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in the short story the slip-over sweater by jesse stuart, the main character and narrator shan is friends with grace, an intelligent girl he has known since childhood and with whom he used to be in love.

at the beginning of the story, shan believes he’s no longer in love with grace, but loves jo-anne instead. in order to buy a slip-over sweater and have jo-anne wear it so that the other students would know she loved him too, shan takes a loan at the bank.

while jo-anne is wearing shan’s sweater, his friend grace starts to wear another popular boy’s one, roy’s sweater. because of that, the other students begin to pay attention to grace and compliment her perseverance and effort. they admire her for walking 5 miles to school every day, despite the weather, and still getting the best grades. shan, who knows all of that for a fact, says, as the narrator, ‘and i knew she had the durability and the toughness of a storm-battered mountain oak.’ he compares his friend’s strength – not only physical, but also of character – to an oak tree, whose wood is known for being sturdy.

as the story goes on, shan changes his behavior out of concern for the debt he has to pay at the bank. his new girlfriend jo-anne never asks him what is wrong nor offers any sort of . instead, she breaks up with shan for not being as fun as she thought he was supposed to be. grace, however, not only asks about shan’s problem, but him make the money he needs. shan can’t but notice how different the girls are and what a wonderful person grace is.   even though he used to find jo-anne prettier at the beginning of the story, he now says, ‘grace was as beautiful as our mountain was in april, prettier than a blossom of wild phlox or a mountain daisy.’ his comparing grace to a mountain or something that exists on a mountain (such as a mountain oak or daisy) certainly has important meaning since shan loves the mountain and everything about it and he knows the mountain thoroughly. shan also loves and knows grace as completely as he does the mountain.