Question

Read the passage:

Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

Which best identifies the meter is used in this passage of poetry?
A) iambic monometer
B)iambic dimeter
C)iambic pentameter
D)iambic tetrameter

Answer 1

The answer is C, "IAMBIC PENTAMETER"

Iambic pentameter is a type of metric line used in poetry. Iambic is when a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable. In that sense, Iambic pentameter a beat where there are 10 syllables used in each line. This one is the most used meter in English poetry.