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Whitman's long sentences without traditional meter ALLOW thought to:
AFlow across lengthy lines without enforced rhythm
BConform to strict iambic patterns
CMatch Latin cadences
DImitate Augustan couplets
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Flow across lengthy lines without enforced rhythm
1. Free verse permits irregular line lengths that follow breath and idea.
2. The formal choice mirrors his commitment to expressive freedom.
3. The technique opens American poetry to organic structure.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1322 — Whitman's Leaves of Grass — "expansive free verse, allowing thought to flow across lengthy lines"_
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