Read the following unseen poem carefully:
I.
The ocean thunders on the jagged stone,
And winter winds sweep through the empty hall;
A solitary traveler stands alone,
To watch the heavy evening shadows fall.
II.
Deep in the forest where the path is lost,
The silent trees enclose the frozen ground;
Each fragile leaf is covered in the frost,
Without a single comforting sound.
III.
Though darkness falls, a silver star arises,
To pierce the gloom and illuminate the way;
The night bestows its ultimate surprises,
Before the dawn restores the golden day.
IV.
No storm can dim the steady inner light,
That keeps the soul courageous through the night.
Match each poetic structural section on the left with its correct structural description or formal classification on the right.
- Stanza I (Lines 1–4)Quatrain with an alternate rhyme scheme () establishing the setting
- Stanza IV (Lines 13–14)Heroic couplet with a rhyming pair () offering a final resolution
- Stanzas I–III (Lines 1–12)Three cross-rhymed quatrains () comprising the main body of an English sonnet
- Line 9 ('Though darkness falls...')The structural volta (turn) shifting the thematic tone from despair to hope