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Read the following poem “There was an Old Man in a tree” by Edward Lear and answer the question that follows. There was an Old Man in a tree, Who was horribly bored by a Bee; When they said, ‘Does it buzz?’ He replied, ‘Yes, it does!’ ‘It’s a regular brute of a Bee!’ This poem follows strict rules: five lines, definite rhyme scheme, and regular meter. What type of poem is it? A. epic B. fixed C. prose D. free/open

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The correct answer is B. Fixed.

This is a limerick which means that it is fixed according to what limericks are. It is a form that can't be changed so it can't be free or open, and it's not an epic poem. Prose would be a large chunk of text so its not it either.
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