Question

read the poem \knowledge\ by louise bogan. then, answer the question that follows.
1now that i know
how passion warms little
of flesh in the mould,
and treasure is brittle;—
5ill lie here and learn
how, over their ground,
trees make a long shadow
and a light sound.
which of the following descriptions best defines the structure of bogan’s poem?
two couplets
two quatrains
two octaves
two tercets

Explanation:

A quatrain is a 4-line stanza, a couplet is 2 lines, an octave is 8 lines, and a tercet is 3 lines. The poem has two stanzas: the first has 4 lines, the second has 4 lines, so it is two quatrains.

Answer:

Two quatrains