Read this excerpt from “down by the salley gardens” by william butler yeats.
in a field by the river my love and i did stand,
and on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
she bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
but i was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.
which statement best describes the effect of rhythm on this excerpt?
the rhythm suggests a lazy time spent relaxing.
the rhythm imitates the slow pace of the waving grasses.
the rhythm mirrors the frantic sprint of the narrator’s exit.
the rhythm supports a hasty end to the short-lived romance.