Question

Do all of the lines follow the same meter? Why do you think that is? How do you think the meter of the poem relates to the poem’s meaning?

Winter-Time
by Robert Louis Stevenson

Late lies the wintry sun a-bed,
A frosty, fiery sleepy-head;
Blinks but an hour or two; and then,
A blood-red orange, sets again.

Before the stars have left the skies,
At morning in the dark I rise;
And shivering in my nakedness,
By the cold candle, bathe and dress.

Close by the jolly fire I sit
To warm my frozen bones a bit;
Or with a reindeer-sled, explore
The colder countries round the door.

When to go out, my nurse doth wrap
Me in my comforter and cap;
The cold wind burns my face, and blows
Its frosty pepper up my nose.

Black are my steps on silver sod;
Thick blows my frosty breath abroad;
And tree and house, and hill and lake,
Are frosted like a wedding-cake.

Answer 1

Answer:

The human body contains salt?? An adult human body contains about 250g of salt and any excess is naturally excreted by the body. Sodium enables the transmission of nerve impulses around the body.

Answer 2

Answer:

Area of trapezium = (1/2)h(a+b)

where a and b are parallel sides