in 'the rainy day, ' how do the rhyme and meter work together to contribute to the author's purpose for writing?
a. the rhyme and meter are harsh and sharp, the writer communicate his severe emotional pain.
b. the rhyme and meter are both lighthearted and bouncy, the writer communicate that life shouldn't be taken too seriously.
c. the rhyme and meter are jazzy and uneven, the writer communicate the unpredictably of life.
d. the rhyme and meter are both simple and rhymic, the writer communicate that life is sometimes dreary and unexciting.

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community