In “The Red Wheelbarrow,” William Carlos Williams uses line breaks very deliberately to call attention to certain words or ideas. For example, the first line is “so much depends” and the second line is “upon.” How does Williams’s use of line breaks affect the poem’s meaning? It helps the reader notice the poem’s unique rhyme scheme.
It forces the reader to consider a single word or part of a word at a time.
It prevents the reader from mentally conjuring the image described.
It allows the reader to recognize the humor in the poem.