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.
The reader can infer from the passage that the children hate the marigolds because they cannot understand or appreciate the flowers' beauty, option D.
<h3>What is an inference?</h3>
An inference is a conclusion we can get to after analyzing the information we have. After reading the passage provided in the picture, we can infer something about the children and their view of the marigolds in the short story "Marigolds," by Eugenia Collier.
According to the passage, the children disliked the flowers because they were "too beautiful." They lived in an extremely ugly and poor neighborhood, devastated by the Great Depression. The marigolds seem out of place with all their beauty amidst so much ugliness.
With the in mind, we can conclude that the reader can infer the following:
- The children hate the marigolds because they cannot understand or appreciate the flowers' beauty. (option D)
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Answer:
(a.) Adjust
Explanation:
They are modifying (adjusting) their diet.
They are adjusting from sugary food, to food with more protein.
The only one I think would work would be accelerate
