Question

read this excerpt from
itmo/rhythm\ by margarita engle.

mad and i used to do everything together,
but now i need a project all my own,
so i roam the green fields,
finding bones.

the skull of a wild boar.
the jawbone of a mule.

which graphical element does the poet use in the excerpt?

• a quatrain
• right justification
• three - line stanza
• caesura

Explanation:

1. A quatrain is a 4-line stanza, but the excerpt has a 4-line group and two separate 1-line stanzas, so this does not describe the key graphical element used.
2. Right justification means text is aligned to the right margin; the excerpt is left-aligned, so this is incorrect.
3. A three-line stanza (tercet) is not present here; the stanzas are 4 lines, 1 line, and 1 line.
4. Caesura is a deliberate pause within a line of poetry, marked by punctuation (commas here, e.g., "Mad and I used to do everything together,"). This graphical/punctuational element is used in the excerpt.

Answer:

caesura