Answer:
1. In Stanza 7, "gun" and "boots" symbolise the author's job.
2. The rhyme scheme in Stanza 8 is ABACDCDC.
3. The author uses complete rhymes in Stanza 9. The words are "day" and "OK".
4. Stanza 10 is meant to give reassurance to the author's family. The mood of this stanza is subtle and calm.
5. Stanza 11 is a repeat of Stanzas 4 & 8. In poetry, this is called a refrain.
Explanation:
1. By following in someone's shoes, it can be inferred that the author might have followed after his father's job or legacy.
2. "down" rhymes with "town". "soul" rhymes with "go". "go" rhymes with "home". The rest do not rhyme so I just put a different alphabet.
3. Complete rhymes have the same final consonants sounds while partial rhymes don't. The ending consonants, in this case, were the "ay" sound. You can try reading it out loud to hear the rhyme :)
4. "Just remember this" shows that the author wants their parents to not worry about anything else except that he is in "a better place". "I'm in a better place" suggests that the author is reporting that he is in a better environment and "peace" and "Amazing Grace" also meant that he is reassuring his parents about himself.
5. A refrain is a line, phrase or group of lines that are repeated throughout the poem to show emphasis.
PS: Please do not copy the entire thing, you may want to change a few words but keep the meaning :) I don't want someone getting against the honor code in brainly heh :P
