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Robert Frost’s Poetry

Question 8 • English III A-CR

Which line is an irregular line of blank verse?

Answer
A
“He only says, ‘Good fences make good neighbours.’”
B
“If I could put a notion in his head:”
C
“And on a day we meet to walk the line”
D
“And set the wall between us once again.”

Explanation

Blank verse is generally unrhymed iambic pentameter, with about ten syllables per line. Line A has eleven syllables: “He on-ly says, Good fences make good neigh-bours.” That extra syllable makes it an irregular line of blank verse. The other lines each have ten syllables.

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