She's only filled with an old blind wish. It isn't even hers but came to her

in the rain

or the soft wind,

which is a gate through which her life keeps

walking.

She can't see

herself apart from the rest of the world

or the world from what she must do

every spring.

Crawling up the high hill,

luminous under the sand that has packed

against her skin.

she doesn't dream

she knows

she is a part of the pond she lives in,

the tall trees are her children,

the birds that swim above her

are tied to her by an unbreakable string.

—“The Turtle,”

Mary Oliver

In your poem, you should use visual elements to separate ideas. Which three visual elements does this excerpt of “The Turtle” include? Check all that apply.

o capital letters to start each sentence

o a break between stanzas

o lines that are all the same length

o punctuation such as periods and commas

o lines that each contain a complete sentence

I figured it out:

o capital letters to start each sentence
o a break between stanzas
o punctuation such as periods and commas