Question

Which best analyzes the poet’s use of line breaks and its effect?
A. Line 1 is enjambed, running into the next line, echoing the way the train stops abruptly at the station.
B. Line 1 is end-stopped, echoing the way the train stops abruptly at the station.
C. Line 9 is end-stopped, echoing the continuous drifting movement of the schooner.
D. Line 9 is enjambed, running into the next line, echoing the continuous drifting movement of the schooner.

Answer 1

D. Line 9 is enjambed, running into the next line, echoing the continuous drifting movement of the schooner.

Enjambment removes a syntactic/metrical pause and propels the reader forward, effectively mirroring the schooner’s ongoing, drifting motion. (Choices A and C invert enjambment/end-stopping effects; B describes end-stopping, which suggests a pause rather than continuous movement.)