|Question 27Verbal

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The meter of a poem is the rhythmic structure or pattern of accents in its lines.
- Alliterative meter is structured by a pattern of repeated sounds.
- Quantitative meter is structured by a pattern of long and short syllables.
- The Old English poem Widsith uses an alliterative meter.
- The Sanskrit poem Meghadūta uses a quantitative meter.
The student wants to emphasize a difference between the meters of the two poems. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
The Sanskrit poem Meghadūta uses a quantitative meter, while the meter of the Old English poem Widsith uses a pattern of long and short syllables.
A
The poem Widsith is written in Old English, but Meghadūta is written in Sanskrit.
B
Alliterative meter is a pattern of repeated sounds, but quantitative meter is a rhythmic structure or pattern of accents.
C
The lines of the poem Meghadūta use a pattern of long and short syllables, whereas Widsith's lines use a pattern of repeated sounds.
D