Which is the most likely reason a poet would choose to write in a traditional
form?
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a. to create a mesmerizing effect with the rhythms of meter and
rhyme
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b. to produce a poem that does not have overt ties to literary history
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c. to focus more on the images in a poem than on the structure and
sound
d. to feel that there are no constraints on the lines and stanzas of
the poem

To create a mesmerizing effect with the rhythms of meter and  rhyme is the most likely reason a poet would choose to write in a traditional  form.

Option  A

Explanation:

Rhythm is the variation between "stressed and unstressed syllables" and the way various poetic rhythms are merged is called the meter. In the traditional form, poetry is written in such a way that has systematic rhythms that lay down a pattern that helps to remember for recitation.

These rhythms are enjoyable and give pleasure to the reader because they reflect the natural "movements of human body". A poem is all about experience and evoking emotions and feelings, not just deciphering meaning.  

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."