Question

Which pair of lines from the passage contains a change in intonation?



But all the time / I’se been a-climbin’ on,



And splinters, / And boards torn up,



It’s had tacks in it, / And splinters,



And places with no carpet on the floor— / Bare.

Answer 1

I would say that the pair of lines from the passage that contains a change in intonation is the first one:
But all the time / I'se been a-climbin' on
Because it shows a change in the tone of a poem.