Question

read the poem \monet’s waterlilies\ by robert hayden. today as the news from selma and saigon poisons the air like fallout, i come again to see the serene, great picture that i love. here space and time exist in light the eye like the eye of faith believes. the seen, the known dissolve in iridescence, become illusive flesh of light that was not, was, forever is. o light beheld as through refracting tears. here is the aura of that world each of us has lost. here is the shadow of its joy. what evidence supports the conclusion that the poem is written in free verse? select two options. ☐ there are three stanzas. ☐ there is no rhyme scheme. ☐ the lines are unequal in length. ☐ there is a regular rhyme scheme. ☐ there is a pattern of stressed syllables.

Explanation:

Free verse has no fixed rhyme scheme or meter, and often has unequal line lengths. "There is no rhyme scheme" (no consistent rhyming pattern) and "The lines are unequal in length" (lines vary in number of words/syllables) support it being free verse. Stanza count, regular rhyme, or stressed syllable pattern don't define free verse.

Answer:

B. There is no rhyme scheme.
C. The lines are unequal in length.