Question

read the excerpt from song by muriel rukeyser.
make and be eaten, the poet says,
lie in the arms of nightlong fire,
to celebrate the waking, wake.
burn in the daylong light; and praise
even the mother unappeased,
even the fathers of desire

this excerpt is an example of
○ heroic couplet.
○ blank verse.
○ common meter.
○ free verse.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Heroic couplet: Consists of rhyming iambic pentameter couplets. The excerpt has no consistent rhyme or meter, so not heroic couplet.
• Blank verse: Unrhymed iambic pentameter. The excerpt lacks a consistent meter, so not blank verse.
• Common meter: A specific metrical pattern (alternating tetrameter and trimeter, often rhymed). The excerpt doesn't follow this, so not common meter.
• Free verse: Poetry without a consistent rhyme scheme or metrical pattern. The excerpt has irregular lines, no consistent rhyme, and no fixed meter, fitting free verse.

Answer:

D. free verse