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i dwell in possibility
by emily dickinson
i dwell in possibility –
a fairer house than prose –
more numerous of windows –
superior – for doors –

of chambers as the cedars –
impregnable of eye –
and for an everlasting roof
the gambrels of the sky –

of visitors – the fairest –
for occupation – this –
the spreading wide my narrow hands
to gather paradise –

dwell in possibility?

the poem is divided into an octave and a sestet.
the poem contains exactly 14 lines.
the poem uses different meters throughout its verses.
the rhythmic pattern is iambic pentameter.

Explanation:

1. Check the poem's structure: It has 12 lines, not 14, so the 14-line claim is false.
2. An octave (8 lines) + sestet (6 lines) = 14 lines, which does not match the poem's 12 lines, so this claim is false.
3. Analyze the meter: The poem consistently follows iambic tetrameter (four iambic feet per line, e.g., "I dwell in Pos - si - bil - i - ty" has four iambs), so it does not use different meters, and the iambic pentameter claim is false.
4. Verify the correct statement: The rhythmic pattern is iambic (iambic tetrameter, a type of iambic meter), making this the only true option.

Answer:

The rhythmic pattern is iambic pentameter.