Question

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what does the lack of punctuation in william carlos williamss \landscape with the fall of icarus\ do to the pacing of the poem?
a. it encourages people to read the poem slowly and deliberately.
b. it makes the poem seem short and quick.
c. it sets up a nice rhythm.
d. it helps with the overall rhyme scheme.

Explanation:

Punctuation often serves to slow down or pause reading. Without punctuation, there are fewer such breaks. This lack of punctuation in the poem would mean readers move through the lines more quickly without the usual stops that punctuation (like commas, periods) would cause. So the poem would seem to have a quicker pace as there's less to hold the reader back in terms of pacing elements related to punctuation.

Answer:

B. It makes the poem seem short and quick.