Question

Read the excerpt from Amy Lowell’s "Lilacs." What is the form of the poem?

Lilacs,
False blue,
White,
Purple,
Color of lilac,
You have forgotten your Eastern origin,
The veiled women with eyes like panthers,
The swollen, aggressive turbans of jeweled Pashas.
Now you are a very decent flower,
A reticent flower,
A curiously clear-cut, candid flower,
Standing beside clean doorways,
Friendly to a house-cat and a pair of spectacles,
Making poetry out of a bit of moonlight
And a hundred or two sharp blossoms.
Maine knows you,
Has for years and years;
New Hampshire knows you,
And Massachusetts
And Vermont.

A.
blank verse
B.
free verse
C.
lyric
D.
narrative
E.
descriptive

Answer 1

Blank Verse: A verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.



Free verse: Is a type of poetry that contains no rhyme scheme or metrical rhythm.



Lyric: Expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms.


Narrative: A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.



Descriptive: Serving or seeking to describe.




I'm pretty sure this poem is not in the form of D) Narrative or C) Lyric nor A)Blank Verse


This leaves answer options B)Free verse and E)Descriptive which do u think is correct and why?