Question

plastic bottle
by a. gautam
my form is simply boring
i want to be elastic—
i hate to be just storing
i’m tired of being plastic

they do not recycle me
i am left out in the sun.
forever they let me be,
as such, i just can’t go on!

sometimes i freeze for hours,
and often i am crushed
as i stare at the flowers,
i wish i was just flushed

how i hate the garbage can!
and even more, the ceiling fan
anything that ever ran,
and how my life began!

4
which stanza from the poem is different in rhythm from the other stanzas?
a. 4
b. none
c. 1
d. 2

Explanation:

To determine the stanza with a different rhythm, we analyze the number of syllables or the meter of each stanza. Stanza 1: "My form is simply boring / I want to be elastic— / I hate to be just storing / I'm tired of being plastic." (4 lines, consistent rhythm). Stanza 3: "Sometimes I freeze for hours, / and often I am crushed / As I stare at the flowers, / I wish I was just flushed" (consistent). Stanza 4: "How I hate the garbage can! / And even more, the ceiling fan / Anything that ever ran, / and how my life began!" (consistent). Stanza 2: "They do not recycle me / I am left out in the sun. / Forever they let me be, / as such, I just can't go on!" The last line "as such, I just can't go on!" has a different syllable count and rhythm compared to the other lines in the stanza and other stanzas. So stanza 2 has a different rhythm.

Answer:

D. 2