Why does the author most likely use free verse for this stanza? The long-line structure serves as an introduction to the narrative.
The long-line structure provides background for the allusion.
The long-line structure imitates stream-of-conscious thought.
The long-line structure allows for predictable rhyme schemes.

Read the excerpt from act ii, scene v of romeo and juliet. friar laurence: these violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite: 15 therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. friar laurence is motivated to offer this warning because he knows that something bad will certainly happen to the lovers. feels that romeo is acting foolishly and should not get married. enjoys giving advice because he is wise and can others. wants to caution romeo about the consequences of his actions.

Read the excerpt from "children of the drug wars.” by sending these children away, "you are handing them a death sentence,” says josé arnulfo ochoa ochoa, an expert in honduras with world vision international, a christian humanitarian aid group. this abrogates international conventions we have signed and undermines our credibility as a humane country. it would be a disgrace if this wealthy nation turned its back on the 52,000 children who have arrived since october, many of them legitimate refugees. the underlined words and phrases have strong negative connotations. how do they support the author’s purpose? they draw attention to the opinion that the united states is not doing enough to these children. they show that there is a desperate need for all countries to be willing to refugees. they show that the united states has participated in international conventions on how to handle the refugee crisis. they make it clear that the united states will lose the respect of other nations if it does not these children.

Taking a quizz which best describes the structure of the declaration of independence? introduction and thesis > list of reasons why the british government is oppressive > conclusion that the colonies must separate list of evidence against the british government > thesis that colonies should separate conclusion that war is inevitable introduction about the causes of oppression > list of the causes and effects of british rule > summary of the list of the causes and effects list of the characteristics of a just government > ways in which the british government has not met these standards > thesis that the colonies must separate