How might poets know when they have cut too much from their poems?A.Images feel strong and powerful even in few words.B.The poem has fewer than 20 lines or four stanzas.C.Unnecessary words and phrases have been removed.D.The essential tone and meaning are no longer clear.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

"Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins. Then answer the question.Which statement describes a structural characteristic of the poem?A.It has seven stanzas of equal length.B.It does not follow a formal structure.C.Each line has 10 syllables.D.Every other line contains a rhyme.

Which is true about stanza breaks?A.They are usually used to create stanzas with equal numbers of lines.B.They may separate poems into stanzas of varying line lengths.C.They usually occur every two to three lines in a metrical poem.D.They are driven by imagery and not a set number of lines.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which aspect of a poem's appearance makes it different from prose?A.Each line contains two or three words at most.B.Lines may be broken before they reach the margin.C.Lines are determined by the margins of the page.D.White space appears at the end of each sentence.

Which is an effect of separating poems into stanzas?A.Each section treats a different topic.B.Images and ideas are grouped into units.C.The poem loses a sense of wholeness.D.Sound effects are confined to certain areas.

Which best explains how poets use compression?A.They avoid writing about ideas with too much complexity or depth.B.They include sentences that tell the reader what their images mean.C.They pare down to the most essential aspect of what is being said.D.They describe their subjects from many different points of view.