Question

choose the poem that is free verse. and i am sometimes proud and sometimes meek, and sometimes i remember days of old when fellowship seemed not so far to seek and all the world and i seemed much less cold. like a fleet with bellying sails, like the great bulk of a sea - cliff with the staccato bark of waves about it, like the tart tang of the sea breeze are you. from christina rossetti, \the thread of life\ and from eunice tietjens, \to amy lowell\

Explanation:

Free verse poetry has no fixed meter, rhyme scheme, or structural rules. The first poem has a consistent rhyme scheme (meek, seek; old, cold) and rhythmic pattern, indicating it's not free verse. The second poem (from Eunice Tietjens, "To Amy Lowell") lacks a regular rhyme scheme, fixed meter, or traditional poetic structure, fitting the definition of free verse.

Answer:

The poem "Like a fleet with bellying sails, Like the great bulk of a sea - cliff with the staccato bark of waves about it, Like the tart tang of the sea breeze Are you." (from Eunice Tietjens, "To Amy Lowell") is free verse.