Answer to Example 5
n Anapestic tetrameter, although this meter varies
somewhat. How SAY that by LAW we may
TORture and CHASE / A WOman whose CRIME
is the HUE of her FACE?
n This serious poem makes use of galloping meter
because it deals with a mother escaping from
slavery. She is pursued as she crosses the river
into freedom. The meter gives the rhythm of the
poem a sense of urgency.