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QuizMultiple Choice

Beat Movement Spontaneous Prose

Question 7 • GA-Literature and Composition III

Why is “The Railroad Earth” considered both poetry and prose?

Answer
A
It contains poetic elements but is much longer than typical poetry.
B
It is conventional in structure but has the detailed descriptions characteristic of poetry.
C
It is a flowing narrative that has poetic rhythm but no line breaks.
D
It contains internal rhyme schemes but uses them to describe a nonfiction story.
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