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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Question 1 • CREDIT RE-SEAT MNPS English Language Arts III IC S1 26-27

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, repeating meter or rhyme scheme. “Song of Myself” uses varied rhythms and line lengths rather than a fixed pattern, so it is free verse. Choice D, “It follows no set meter or rhyme,” gives the defining feature.

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