Asked by Zephyr Benedict
Choose the poem that uses iambic meter.
A. Oh, did you hear those bells ring out,
The bells ring out, the people shout,
And did you hear that cheer on cheer
That over all the bells rang clear?
B. I had come to the house, in a cave of trees,
Facing a sheer sky.
Everything moved,-- a bell hung ready to strike,
Sun and reflection wheeled by.
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Answer: A.
Why: Iambic meter is a repeating pattern of unstressed then stressed syllables (da-DUM). Scan the first line of A: "Oh DID | you HEAR | those BELLS | ring OUT" — four iambs (iambic tetrameter). The other lines follow the same loose iambic pattern. B is irregular in stress and syllable count and does not consistently follow an iambic foot.
Why: Iambic meter is a repeating pattern of unstressed then stressed syllables (da-DUM). Scan the first line of A: "Oh DID | you HEAR | those BELLS | ring OUT" — four iambs (iambic tetrameter). The other lines follow the same loose iambic pattern. B is irregular in stress and syllable count and does not consistently follow an iambic foot.
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