Meter is very important to the poem, "The Battle of Blenheim." Which of the
following examples of the first stanza has the syllables stressed correctly? (Syllable
emphasis is bolded.)
A) It was a summer evening,
Old Kaspar's work was done,
And he before his cottage door
Was sitting in the sun,
And by him sported on the green
His little grandchild Wilhelmine.
B) It was a summer evening,
Old Kaspar's work was done,
And he before his cottage door
Was sitting in the sun,
And by him sported on the green
His little grandchild Wilhelmine.
C) it was a summer evening, old Caspers work was done, and he before his cottage door was sitting in the sun, and buy him sported on the green his little grandchild Wilhelmine.
D) it was a summer evening, old Caspers work was done, and he before his cottage door was sitting in the sun, and by him sported on the green his little grandchild Wilhelmine.

Meter is very important to the poem, "The Battle of Blenheim."

Explanation:

Examples of the first stanza has the syllables stressed correctly :

1. It was a summer evening and old Kaspar's work was done,And before he reached his cottage door ,Was sitting in the sun, And by him sported on the green ,His little grandchild Wilhelmine.

2. It was a summer evening, Old Kaspar's work was done, And before he reached  his cottage door ,Was sitting in the sun, And by him sported on the green ,His little grandchild Wilhelmine.

3. it was a summer evening, old Caspers work was done, and before he reached his cottage door was sitting in the sun, and buy him sported on the green his little grandchild Wilhelmine.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”