Question

What is the main difference between “The Wife-Woman” and Frost’s poem "Mending Wall"?
the use of rhyming in “The Wife-Woman”
the use of iambic pentameter in “The Wife-Woman”
the use of free verse in “Mending Wall”
the use of rhyming in “Mending Wall” 2Read the excerpt from "Song" by Muriel Rukeyser.

Make and be eaten, the poet says,
Lie in the arms of nightlong fire,
To celebrate the waking, wake.
Burn in the daylong light; and praise
Even the mother unappeased,
Even the fathers of desire

This excerpt is an example of
heroic couplet.
blank verse.
common meter.
free verse.

Answer 1

1) the use of rhyming in “The Wife-Woman” — unlike Frost’s "Mending Wall" (which is blank verse/unrhymed iambic pentameter), "The Wife‑Woman" uses rhyme.

2) free verse — the excerpt has irregular meter and no fixed rhyme scheme, so it’s free verse.