Question

Read the following poem “There was an Old Man in a tree” by Edward Lear and answer the question that follows.

There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, ‘Does it buzz?’
He replied, ‘Yes, it does!’
‘It’s a regular brute of a Bee!’

This poem follows strict rules: five lines, definite rhyme scheme, and regular meter. What type of poem is it?
A.
epic
B.
fixed
C.
prose
D.
free/open