“Summer Rain” by Amy Lowell All night our room was outer-walled with rain. Drops fell and flattened on the tin roof, And rang like little disks of metal. Ping!—Ping!—and there was not a pin-point of silence between them. 5 The rain rattled and clashed, And the slats of the shutters danced and glittered. But to me the darkness was red-gold and crocus-colored With your brightness, And the words you whispered to me 10 Sprang up and flamed—orange torches against the rain. Torches against the wall of cool, silver rain!
Question Use the poem to answer the question. How does the free verse in the poem affect the tone? (1 point)
Responses
It allows for the use of repetition that creates an angry tone.
It allows for the use of sound devices that create a fearful tone.
It allows for use of the most vivid words to create an excited tone.
It allows for the use of words that have no rhymes to create a natural tone.
It allows for the use of pauses that give the poem an anticipatory tone.