Question

With Ocean, Ra´ma’s interview;

The bridge that Nala o’er it threw.
The crossing, and the sitting down
At night round Lanka´’s royal town.
The treaty with Vibhi´shan made:
The plan for Ra´vana’s slaughter laid.
How Kumbhakarna in his pride
And Meghana´da fought and died.
How Ra´vana in the fight was slain,
And captive Si´ta´ brought again.
Vibhi´shan set upon the throne;
The flying chariot Pushpak shown.
How Brahma´ and the Gods appeared,
And Si´ta´’s doubted honour cleared.
Based on this selection, which of the following statements best describes an aspect of the poem’s structure?
Answer choices for the above question
A. The poem is divided into stanzas with equal numbers of lines.
B. The poem has an irregular meter and an irregular rhyme scheme.C. The poem punctuates the end of most lines to suggest different types of pauses.
D. The poem uses periods and capitalization within the lines to indicate scene shifts.

Answer 1

The structure of the poem is irregular, with varying line lengths and no consistent rhyme scheme.

Step-by-step explanation:

The structure of the poem is irregular, with varying line lengths and no consistent rhyme scheme. The poem does not divide into stanzas with equal numbers of lines (option A) and does not punctuate the end of most lines to suggest different types of pauses (option C). It also does not use periods and capitalization within the lines to indicate scene shifts (option D). Therefore, the best answer choice is B: The poem has an irregular meter and an irregular rhyme scheme.