Poems like "When You Are Old," written in _______, have lines that are 10 syllables long and feature an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Question

Question 19 options:

A)

couplets

B)

ABAB form

C)

iambic pentameter

D)

trochaic tetrameter

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

C) iambic pentameter

"When You Are Old" by W.B. Yeats is written in iambic pentameter, which consists of lines with 10 syllables following an unstressed-stressed (iambic) pattern.