Question 13 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 CR
Dickinson often draws on the ballad’s familiar rhythm and rhyme patterns, but she does not stick to perfect rhyme throughout. She uses varied forms of rhyme, including slant rhyme, where words have similar but not identical sounds. This lets her combine the traditional ballad form with a distinctive personal style, so B is correct.
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