Fantasy

Question

by Gwendolyn Bennett

I sailed in my dreams to the Land of Night

Where you were the dusk-eyed queen,

And there in the pallor of moon-veiled light

The loveliest things were seen…

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Question
Use the poem to answer the question.

How does the structure of the poem affect its meaning?

(1 point)
Responses

The use of three quatrains gives a consistent, ordered quality to the speaker’s whimsical descriptions of the dream.
The use of three quatrains gives a consistent, ordered quality to the speaker’s whimsical descriptions of the dream.

Each stanza has a different rhyme scheme, leading the reader through different moments in the speaker’s dream.
Each stanza has a different rhyme scheme, leading the reader through different moments in the speaker’s dream.

A litany structure allows the poem to have a sing-song quality that aligns with the peaceful setting.
A litany structure allows the poem to have a sing-song quality that aligns with the peaceful setting.

The last stanza’s two couplets emphasize the change in setting from the first and second stanzas.

Answer 1

The use of three quatrains gives a consistent, ordered quality to the speaker’s whimsical descriptions of the dream.