Poetry without regular rhyme scheme or meter is called

• A. Blank verse
• B. Sonnet
• C. Ballad
• D. Free verse

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is what poetry is called when it doesn’t follow a regular rhyme or metrical pattern. This kind of poetry is free verse. It avoids fixed meters like iambic pentameter and skips a consistent rhyme scheme, which lets the language flow more like natural speech. Yet it still builds its effect through line breaks, pacing, and sound—not through traditional patterns.

To see why the other forms don’t fit: blank verse is unrhymed but still uses a regular meter, usually iambic pentameter. A sonnet follows a strict structure of 14 lines with a defined rhyme and rhythm. A ballad relies on a steady meter and rhyme as well, often with a repeating refrain. The absence of both regular rhyme and regular meter specifically points to free verse.