Read the poem excerpt.

as every eye awaits her hand
to cue the members of the band.

which statement best describes the meter?

the meter is free, imitating the flow of conversational speech.
the meter is free, making the poem unpredictable.
the meter is fixed, and every syllable is stressed.
the meter is fixed, drawing attention to the end rhyme.

Based on the excerpt of the poem stated above, the correct answer should be:

The meter is fixed, drawing attention to the end rhyme.

The end words "hand" and "band" are rhyming words. The meter is used in accordance to the proper use of rhyming words.

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Explanation:

one thousand and one nights, also known as arabian nights is a collection of stories whose basic structure is that of embedded narrative. this technique refers to a main story which works as the common frame - or framing narrative - for the other stories, and then this series of stories which are connected to the main one. this technique can also be referred to as a story within a story. the stories stem from the original tale, some begin and end on their own, some are connected to the previous or following one, by means of questions that are answered in the subsequent tale, or characters which reappear.