Read the excerpt below from “the lake of the dismal swamp” by thomas moore and complete the instruction that follows.

away to the dismal swamp he speeds—
his path was rugged and sore,
through tangled juniper, beds of reeds,
through many a fen where the serpent feeds,
and man never trod before.

identify the pattern of rhyme and meter.

the rhyme pattern is abaac, and the meter is trochaic.
the rhyme pattern is abaab, and the meter is blank verse.
the rhyme pattern is aabba, and the meter is iambic.
the rhyme pattern is abaab, and the meter is iambic.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.