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Q. What is the rhyme scheme of Wheatley's poem?
ABCD ABCD
AA BB CC DD
ABA ABA AB
A to Z and everything in between
Q. What poetic style does Phillis Wheatley often imitate in her poems?
Minimalist
Romantic
Neo-classical
Dragon Style
Q. What is the rhythm of Wheatley's poem?
Trochaic hexameter
Iambic pentameter
Iambic tetrameter
Waltz
Q. What form does "On Being Brought" use?
Quatrains
Sestets
Heroic couplets
Alien life forms
Q. How many stanzas long is "On Being Brought"?
4
1
0
What's a stanza?