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.
1. If it's so easy, why didn't you answer it yourself?
2. The answer is C. Haiku. Haiku is a type of poem that consists of 17 syllables in intervals of 5:7:5. Meaning, there are 3 lines in Haiku and in the first line there are 5 syllables, in the second line there are 7, and in the third, there are 5 once again. (respectively)
After you ave used context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, you should break the word down to its prefixes and suffixes
