Question

read the excerpt from \jabari unmasked\ by nikki grimes.

the ignorant ignore as best you can, and in the end, mask aside, freshen your mouth with ferocious lines of potent poetry, with metaphors that mightily reveal the myriad of emotions you feel—yet, in all their subtleties.

which graphical element does the poet use in this excerpt?

○ short lines
○ right justification
○ enjambment
○ capitalized phrases

Explanation:

Enjambment is a poetic device where a line of poetry continues into the next line without a pause or punctuation. In the given excerpt, the thought flows from one line to the next without a break (e.g., "The ignorant ignore as best you can, and in the end, mask aside..."). Short lines would be lines that are very concise in length (not the case here). Right - justification is about the alignment of text on the right - hand side (not relevant as the question is about a literary/graphical element in poetry). Capitalized phrases would involve specific words or phrases starting with a capital letter (there is no such consistent pattern here).

Answer:

enjambment