Read the poem below and answer the question that follows:
Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn,
Grew lean while he assailed the season;
He wept that he was ever born,
And he had reasons.
Miniver loved the days of old
When swords were bright and steeds prancing;
The vision of a warrior bold
Would set him dancing.
The metrical structure is predominantly
The poem largely follows an iambic meter (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable). For example: "He wept that he was ever born." This da-DUM rhythm is consistent throughout the stanzas.
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