Question

A definition of formal poetry is verse that

A. sticks to certain traditional patterns.
B. has no rhyme scheme.
C. uses figurative language.
D. is written in blank verse.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter A. sticks to certain traditional patterns. A definition of formal poetry is verse that it sticks to certain traditional patterns. Formal poetry is verse that sticks to certain traditional patterns such as the cinquain, the rondeau, the ode, the madrigal.