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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Robert Frost’s Poetry

Question 3 • English III A-CR

How does Frost use irregular blank verse to affect the language of his poem?

Answer
A
Frost’s irregular blank verse serves to develop the poem’s rhyme scheme.
B
Frost makes the language sound like everyday speech through irregular blank verse.
C
Frost uses blank verse to naturally form a call and response.
D
Frost’s choices are meant to prevent readers from memorizing the poem.

Explanation

Blank verse is unrhymed poetry written in a regular meter, but Frost varies the meter to make the lines feel less formal. Those irregular rhythms can echo the pauses and emphasis of ordinary conversation, so the language sounds like everyday speech. This is different from developing a rhyme scheme, since blank verse does not rhyme.

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