Analyze Impact of Sound Devices Practice Test

Read the stanza:

“Run. Run. Rain’s on the railings.

Feet beat fast; breath breaks thin.

Streetlights blink; the storm keeps tailing—

Don’t look back. Don’t let it in.”

How does the rhythm (short phrases and repeated beats) contribute to the meaning and effect of this stanza?​​

Read this poem excerpt:

“Wind whipped the weeds and whirled the wire,

While winter wore its white attire.

I walked alone, my hands in pockets,

Hearing the hush in broken lockets.”

How does the w alliteration (whipped/whirled/wore/white/walked) affect the mood in this excerpt?