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Evaluating a Text's Significance in History: Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience"

Question 4 • 26/27 ENGLISH 11 A

What makes “Song of Myself” free verse?

Answer
A
It was given away at no charge.
B
It is influenced by older epic poetry.
C
It is unrhymed but follows European meter.
D
It follows no set meter or rhyme.

Explanation

Free verse does not follow a regular meter or a fixed rhyme scheme. “Song of Myself” is considered free verse because its lines vary in rhythm and do not use a set pattern of rhyme. The correct choice is “It follows no set meter or rhyme.”

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