Question

Read the excerpt from Amy Lowell’s "Lilacs." What is the form of the poem?

Lilacs,
False blue,
White,
Purple,
Color of lilac,
You have forgotten your Eastern origin,
The veiled women with eyes like panthers,
The swollen, aggressive turbans of jeweled Pashas.
Now you are a very decent flower,
A reticent flower,
A curiously clear-cut, candid flower,
Standing beside clean doorways,
Friendly to a house-cat and a pair of spectacles,
Making poetry out of a bit of moonlight
And a hundred or two sharp blossoms.
Maine knows you,
Has for years and years;
New Hampshire knows you,
And Massachusetts
And Vermont.

A.
blank verse
B.
free verse
C.
lyric
D.
narrative
E.
descriptive

Answer 1

B. free verse

Step-by-step explanation:

Open form, also referred to as free verse, does not follow a fixed pattern of rhyme, rhythm, or line length. It allows the poet flexibility in how the poem is composed.

Other Answers:

Lyric, narrative, and descriptive are all poetic styles, so when it comes to this question, options C, D, and E can be eliminated because it is asking for the form.

• The lyric style expresses the speaker's feelings (ex: odes, elegies, sonnets).
• The narrative style tells a story and includes elements of plot, such as exposition, climax, and resolution (ex: epics, ballads).
• The descriptive style describes the subject of the poem in detail and follows a narrative.

Blank verse is another poetic form and is written in non-rhyming lines of iambic pentameter. This answer does not apply to the poem.

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer: b

Explanation: I did the test