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The first poem is written in iams, with two per line that creates a fast pace with an almost galloping rhythm whereas the second poem is written in an unstressed/unstressed/ stressed/ stressed pattern. This applies to all but the sixth and last line. The sixth line is an unstressed/unstressed/ stressed pattern and the last is a stressed/ unstressed/ unstressed/ unstressed/ stressed pattern. The second poem, unlike the first, creates natural pauses that allow the reader to catch their breath while reading aloud while the first is very fast and continuous.