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Read the excerpt from "The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes. Then, answer the question that follows.

He made that poor piano moan with melody. (1)
O Blues! (2)
Swaying to and fro on his rickety stool (3)
He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool. (4)
Sweet Blues! (5)

Which element of poetic form appears at the beginning of lines 2 and 5?

Alliteration

Enjambment

Indention

Simile

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Enjambment is the answer
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indention i believe
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