Read this excerpt from the poem. then, at the last and only couplet fraughtwith some unmeaning thing they call a thought, a needless alexandrine ends the song, that, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. which statement best explains pope’s use of imagery? it illustrates how adhering to specific syllable counts and complex meters drags poems on too long. it creates a disdainful and biting tone that indicate how much pope dislikes convoluted poetry. it indicates a contempt for critics that captures pope's feeling that his work has been unfairly judged by others. it produces a sympathetic mood that conveys pope's understanding of the challenges writers face.