How does the author’s use of free verse allow him to effectively express his feelings about the memorial in the poem “Facing It”?

Free verse does not follow a fixed meter or rhyme scheme, so the poet can vary the rhythm to reflect his shifting thoughts and emotions at the memorial. In “Facing It,” this flexible, unconventional rhythm helps convey the speaker’s unsettled, personal response. Personification, similes, and metaphors can appear in many kinds of poetry, so they are not what free verse specifically allows.

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