D. “The sun is hot on my neck as I observe/The spikes of the crocus.”
The correct answer is B. it does not follow a formal structure.
Let us first go through all of these options in order to determine the structural characteristics of <em>Forgetfulness, </em>by Billy Collins.
Option A is incorrect - if you count the syllables in each line, you will see that the first one has 11, the second one 13, and so on - so, not 10.
Option C is also incorrect - there are actually 8 stanzas, and they are not of equal length.
Option D is also incorrect - there are no rhymes in this poem.
So, by the process of elimination, the correct answer is B - this poem doesn't follow a formal structure - it is rather a free verse poem containing stanzas of varying lengths.
If the underlined phrase is <em>a hot-tempered football player, </em>then the correct answer is D. an appositive phrase that describes another noun or pronoun in the sentence.
The noun it describes is Roger.
Both friends decided to slit up when training so they don't think about their friendship. They also decided to "pull punches" just so they don't hurt eachother. They get ready to get into the ring leaving all feelings aside. They're in the ring and start off the fight really well.
