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Read this excerpt from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."
I heard you asking questions of each: Who killed the pork chops? What price bananas? Are you my Angel?
Why does the author most likely use free verse for this excerpt?
The structure imitates casual conversation.
The structure reflects narrative storytelling.
The structure mirrors classic poetic principles.
The structure suggests an epic tale of morality.
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The structure imitates casual conversation.
Free verse allows Ginsberg a conversational, spontaneous tone—reflecting the Beat-style stream of consciousness and everyday speech in the questions and images.
Free verse allows Ginsberg a conversational, spontaneous tone—reflecting the Beat-style stream of consciousness and everyday speech in the questions and images.
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