Put an accent mark above the strong beats in the first four lines of the poem : Back and Forth. Back and forth go the ferries, back and forth from shore to shore, hauling people, trucks and autos, back and forth from shore to shore.
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first line: back and forth. second line: go the ferries. third line: back and forth. four line: from shore to shore. please help me.
Back' and forth' go the fer' ries,
Back' and forth' from shore' to shore', Haul' ing peo' ple, trucks' and au' tos, Back' and forth' from shore' to shore'.
Read this poem out loud, emphasizing the syllables I've marked.
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To put an accent mark above the strong beats in the first four lines of the poem "Back and Forth," you need to identify the stressed syllables in each line and place the accent mark (∗) above them. Here's a breakdown of each line:
Line 1: "Back and forth go the ferries"
Identify the stressed syllables: Back, forth, go, fer-
Add the accent mark (∗): Báck and fórth go the férries
Line 2: "Back and forth from shore to shore"
Identify the stressed syllables: Back, forth, shore, shore
Add the accent mark (∗): Báck and fórth from shóre to shóre
Line 3: "Hauling people, trucks and autos"
Identify the stressed syllables: Hauling, people, trucks, autos
Add the accent mark (∗): Háuling péople, trúcks and áutos
Line 4: "Back and forth from shore to shore"
Identify the stressed syllables: Back, forth, shore, shore
Add the accent mark (∗): Báck and fórth from shóre to shóre
Overall, the lines with accent marks would read as follows:
1. Báck and fórth go the férries
2. Báck and fórth from shóre to shóre
3. Háuling péople, trúcks and áutos
4. Báck and fórth from shóre to shóre