Question

Which answer choice is written in iambic pentameter? (1 point)
And thrice does she purify the aged man with flames, thrice with water, and thrice with sulphur.
Now does my project gather to a head:
I did say so,
She orders the son of Æson to go far thence, and the attendants, too, to go afar;

Answer 1

Iambic pentameter consists of lines that have five feet, each foot being an iamb (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, as in "da-DUM").

Analyzing the given options:

1. "And thrice does she purify the aged man with flames, thrice with water, and thrice with sulphur." (This line has more than ten syllables and varies in stress pattern.)

2. "Now does my project gather to a head:" (This line contains ten syllables and follows the iambic pattern: da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM.)

3. "I did say so," (This line is too short for iambic pentameter.)

4. "She orders the son of Æson to go far thence, and the attendants, too, to go afar;" (This line has more than ten syllables and includes a variation in stress pattern.)

Thus, the answer that is written in iambic pentameter is: **"Now does my project gather to a head:"**