Question

choose the poem that has a regular rhythm, or a pattern of sound like a beat.
alone i walked the ocean beach;
a pearly shell was in my hand:
i stooped and wrote upon the sand
my name—the year—the day.

ah! it is not for you to open the bud into a blossom.
he who can open the bud does it so simply.
he gives it a glance, and the life - sap stirs through its veins.
at his breath the flower spreads its wings and flutters in the wind.

adapted from hannah flagg gould, \a name in the sand\ and from rabindranath tagore, \fruit\.
gathering.

Explanation:

The first poem has a consistent rhythmic beat: each line follows a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables (iambic tetrameter/trimeter) that creates a regular, steady rhythm like a beat. The second poem has a more free-flowing, irregular structure without a consistent rhythmic pattern.

Answer:

The poem with regular rhythm is:
Alone I walked the ocean beach;
A pearly shell was in my hand:
I stooped and wrote upon the sand
My name—the year—the day.