Question

read the poem \monets waterlilies\ by robert hayden.
today as the news from selma and saigon poisons the air like fallout,
i come again to see
the serene, great picture that i love.
here space and time exist in light
the eye like the eye of faith believes.
the seen, the known
dissolve in iridescence, become
illusive flesh of light
that was not, was, forever is.
o light beheld as through refracting tears.
here is the aura of that world
each of us has lost.
here is the shadow of its joy
what evidence supports the conclusion that the poem is written in free verse? select two options.
there are three stanzas.
there is no rhyme scheme.
the lines are unequal in length.
there is a regular rhyme scheme.
there is a pattern of stressed syllables.

Explanation:

Free verse is a type of poetry that does not follow a regular rhyme scheme or meter. In this poem, there is no rhyme scheme (e.g., "fallout" and "love" do not rhyme). Also, the lines are of unequal length (e.g., "Today as the news from Selma and Saigon poisons the air like fallout" is longer than "I come again to see"). The number of stanzas (three) is not a characteristic of free verse. A regular rhyme scheme and a pattern of stressed syllables are not present in free verse.

Answer:

• There is no rhyme scheme.
• The lines are unequal in length.