Question

read the poem \monets 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 is defined by the absence of a fixed rhyme scheme and consistent metrical patterns, and often has lines of unequal length.

1. The poem has no consistent end rhymes between lines, so it lacks a rhyme scheme.
2. The lines vary in length (e.g., "Today as the news from Selma and Saigon" is much longer than "that was not, was, forever is").

Other options are incorrect: number of stanzas does not define free verse; a regular rhyme scheme and fixed stressed syllable pattern are features of formal, non-free verse.

Answer:

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