speaker, imagery, form, and sound
INDEPENDENT DEFENSEINDEPENDENT TRANSFERChoose the line break
Draft A: "I carried home / the empty cage." Draft B: "I carried / home the empty cage." The poem concerns a rescued bird that has flown free.
- A line break can delay a key word.
- Draft A isolates "the empty cage" as the object carried.
- Draft B briefly emphasizes the act of carrying.
Which defense of Draft A is strongest?
MODELPoetry Soundboard
LIT
PROVEChoose with evidence
CLUEPause. Find what matters. Then make your move.