“The curfew tolls the knell o fparting day,
The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea,
The plowman homeward plods his weary way,
And leaves the world to darkness and to me.”
A. Scan the first line of the stanza.
B. Briefly explain the significance of this irregularity.
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