The decasyllabic line is C. Miranda took a bitter pill today.
A decasyllabic line is one consisting of ten syllables, <em>deca-</em> meaning ten. The origin comes from Medieval French poetic meter of ten syllables that was used in poetic traditions of syllabic verse. In this sentence, the ten syllables are Mi-ran-da-took-a-bit-ter-pill-to-day.
The stanzas feature a simple end- rhyme scheme.
The lines alternate between iambic tetrameter and trimeter.
Every time the grandmother told The Misfit that he "did not have common blood," she was trying to save her own life. This statement is taken from "A Good Man is Hard to Find" story written by Flannery O'Connor in 1953 about a grandmother and a serial killer named Misfit. This statement is said by the grandmother to manipulate "The Misfit" when "The Misfit" attempted to kill her family and her.
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.
What the persona is asking the reader to bring, according to one of the verses of the poem is "more promises, contrived images, false hopes when in truth you’re thinking how to butcher us even more."
Indeed, the final part of the poem ends with the following verse: <em>"The next time we meet & you find us restless speak to us of your visions. Regale us with More promises, contrived images, false hopes when in truth you’re thinking how to butcher us even more."</em>
We are talking about the poem "Coup De Gracé," written by Noel Moratilla. Coupe de Grace is a Frech expression that can be translated into English as "Final Stroke." The poem reflects the pain, destruction, and desolation that many poor people live after people have "blind eyes" for not noticing the problems and needs of the desperate ones.