Question

Look at the line breaks in this section of the poem "White-Eyes."

In winter
all the singing is in
the tops of the trees
where the wind-bird

with its white eyes
shoves and pushes
among the branches.
Like any of us

What would change if the poet broke the lines like this instead?

In winter all the singing is in the tops of the trees
where the wind-bird with its white eyes shoves
and pushes among the branches. Like any of us

A. the meaning of the lines
B. the rhythm of the lines
C. the sound of each word
D. the topic of the poem

Answer 1

b

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B. the rhythm of the lines

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the given poem "White Eyes", the line breaks in between the stanzas are there to insert a pause from the final word to the start of a new line which sets the rhythm of the poem.

Therefore, if the poet broke the lines, it would change the rhythm of the lines.