Question

Read the excerpt from Amy Lowell’s "Lilacs." What is the form of the poem?

Answer 1

Answer: b

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Answer 2

Answer:

B. free verse

Explanation:

Open form, also referred to as free verse, does not follow a fixed pattern of rhyme, rhythm, or line length. It allows the poet flexibility in how the poem is composed.

Other Answers:

Lyric, narrative, and descriptive are all poetic styles, so when it comes to this question, options C, D, and E can be eliminated because it is asking for the form.

• The lyric style expresses the speaker's feelings (ex: odes, elegies, sonnets).
• The narrative style tells a story and includes elements of plot, such as exposition, climax, and resolution (ex: epics, ballads).
• The descriptive style describes the subject of the poem in detail and follows a narrative.

Blank verse is another poetic form and is written in non-rhyming lines of iambic pentameter. This answer does not apply to the poem.

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