Which element of "The Turtle” helps the reader determine that it is a free verse poem?

Free verse is poetry that does not follow a regular pattern of rhyme or meter. The lack of regular rhyme and meter is therefore the clearest clue that “The Turtle” is a free verse poem. Word choice and stanza length can vary in many kinds of poems, and repeated vowel sounds are not required.

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