Poetic Form in "I Am Offering This Poem"

Question 1

What signals that the poem is written in free verse? Check all that apply.

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no clear rhyme scheme; no pattern for stressing syllables; no set number of lines in each stanza

Question 2

outside and insidehave and needs✔ give and live

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give and live

Question 3

the speaker’s lack of generosity✔ the value of poetry as a giftthe harshness of the world

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the value of poetry as a gift

Question 4

by using a rhyme scheme✔ by using repetition of the phrase “it is”by using lines with the same number of syllables

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by using repetition of the phrase “it is”

Question 5

✔ the value of the poemthe need for a warm scarfthe speaker’s sadness

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the value of the poem

Question 6

By repeating the phrase “I love you” at the end of every stanza, the poet emphasizes that

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the poem is a symbol of the speaker’s love.

Question 7

simile✔ metaphor

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metaphor

Question 8

✔ the poem and a pot of cornlove and wintera pot of corn and a scarf

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the poem and a pot of corn

Question 9

✔ The poem is warm and comforting.Love is silly and insignificant.A pot of corn is not very nourishing.

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The poem is warm and comforting.

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