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Q&A Where should question marks be put in fragmented lines of poems?

For example, in the lines: Say what good really is a life, When so thoroughly deprived of joy Is my restless mind, Hurting constantly, in a dreadful strife? When it needs so many lies, ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by PsyPhi‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:44:35Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/47389
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar PsyPhi‭ · 2019-12-08T12:44:35Z (over 4 years ago)
For example, in the lines:

> Say what good really is a life,  
> When so thoroughly deprived of joy  
> Is my restless mind,  
> Hurting constantly, in a dreadful strife?  
> When it needs so many lies,  
> With which I should deceive myself,  
> So, for another day, I could survive?

The "sentences" end after 'strife' and 'survive,' but a case can be made for question marks after 'mind' and 'myself.' So should question marks in lines of poetry be put like in lines of prose, i.e. at the end of a thought or "sentence?"

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-08-18T16:01:36Z (over 4 years ago)
Original score: 5