Question

of the north - church - tower, as a signal - light, - one if by land, and two if by sea; and i on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm through every middlesex village and farm. for the country - folk to be up and to arm. then he said \good night!\ and with muffled oar silently rowed to the charlestown shore, just as the moon rose over the bay, where swinging wide at her moorings lay the somerset, british man - of - war: a phantom ship, with each mast and spar across the moon, like a prison - bar, and a huge black hulk, that was magnified by its own reflection in the tide. meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street wanders and watches with eager ears, till in the silence around him he hears the muster of men at the barrack door, the sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, and the measured tread of the grenadiers marching down to their boats on the shore. then he climbed to the tower of the church, up the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread, 8. which of the following statements best describes how the poems form best contributes to the overall tone? a. the poem uses mainly slant rhyme, keeping the tone light but not too melodic. b. the poem uses alliteration, contributing to the speech - making tone. c. the poem utilizes end rhyme to make it sound like a nursery song. d. the poem utilizes song rhyme, giving it a lyric style, which contributes to the celebratory yet instructive tone.

Explanation:

Slant rhyme creates a less - perfect and more subtle rhyming effect, often resulting in a lighter tone. Alliteration is about the repetition of initial consonant sounds and not related to the overall tone here as described in option B. End - rhyme makes for a more regular and often more formal or predictable tone, not a nursery - song like one as in option C. Eye - rhyme is about visual similarity in spelling rather than contributing to the tone as in option D.

Answer:

A. The poem uses mainly slant rhyme, keeping the tone light but not too melodic.