Question

In “The Red Wheelbarrow,” William Carlos Williams uses line breaks very deliberately to call attention to certain words or ideas. For example, the first line is “so much depends” and the second line is “upon.”
How does Williams’s use of line breaks affect the poem’s meaning?

Question 12 options:

It allows the reader to recognize the humor in the poem.


It prevents the reader from mentally conjuring the image described.


It helps the reader notice the poem's unique rhyme scheme.


It forces the reader to consider a single word or phrase at a time.

Answer 1

b. It allows the reader to recognize the humor in the poem.