Question

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Which of these best describes this excerpt from Gerard Manley Hopkins 's "Pied Beauty"?
O It is an example of sprung rhythm.
It is an example of iambic pentameter.
It is an example of dialect poetry.
O It is an example of lyrical poetry,

Answer 1

The option which best describes the excerpt is:

A. It is an example of sprung rhythm.

Step-by-step explanation:

Gerard Manley Hopkins, born in 1844, was an innovative Victorian poet who came up with the concept of sprung rhythm.

In poetry, the purpose of sprung rhythm is to sound similar to natural speech, as if one is talking naturally. Because of that, it includes one stressed syllable and an undetermined number or unstressed syllables after it. Precisely because it allows for variation to happen, it sounds similar to natural speech. Notice that, if you read the excerpt out loud, the rhythm will be normal, just like talking. Usually, poetry would sound more like music, with a pattern to be followed and expected.