Read “Wild Asters” by Sara Teasdale. What is the syllable count of the poem’s two stanzas?
In the spring I asked the daisies
If his words were true,
And the clever, clear-eyed daisies
Always knew.
Now the fields are brown and barren,
Bitter autumn blows,
And of all the
stupid asters
Not one knows.
A. 7-5-3-7, 7-5-3-7
B. 8-5-8-3, 8-5-8-3
C. 6-4-6-4, 4-5-5-4
D. 7-6-6-7, 7-6-6-7