Question

choose the poem that uses iambic meter. the sun that brief december day rose cheerless over hills of gray, and, darkly circled, gave at noon a sadder light than waning moon. thunder blossoms gorgeously above our heads, great, hollow, bell - like flowers, rumbling in the wind, stretching clappers to strike our ears. from john greenleaf whittier, \a new england home in winter\ and from jean toomer, \st

Explanation:

An iamb is an unstressed - stressed syllable pair. In the first poem "The sun that brief December day...", most of the feet follow the unstressed - stressed pattern. For example, "The sun" is an iamb. The second poem does not follow this consistent iambic pattern.

Answer:

The sun that brief December day
Rose cheerless over hills of gray,
And, darkly circled, gave at noon
A sadder light than waning moon.