Read the poem below and answer the question.

Women
by Alice Walker

They were women then
My mama’s generation
Husky of voice—stout of
Step
With fists as well as
Hands
How they battered down
Doors
And ironed
Starched white
Shirts
How they led
Armies
Headragged generals
Across mined
Fields
B**by-trapped
Ditches
To discover books
Desks
A place for us
How they knew what we
Must know
Without knowing a page
Of it
Themselves.

Which of the following gives a stumbling feeling to the poem?

the use of rhyme
the imagery
the rhythm of the line breaks
the use of alliteration

Respuesta :

The rhythm of the line breaks gives a stumbling feeling to the poem. Option C is correct.

In poetry, the author chooses and sets the rhythm of the lines. Line breaks are where lines of poetry end. A pause between lines may change the meaning and tone of the poem as well. The way lines are broken affects the rhythm of the poem. Each lineconstitutes a unit of meaning in the poemand the lines should have energy in it. Line breaks are used when the poem is intended to be paused to convey certain emotion

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