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According to the lesson what part of speech is often stressed in iambic pentameter

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Main words (like nouns and verbs) are stressed in iambic pentameter. Minor words (like preposition, articles, and conjunctions) are unstressed.
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Answer:

Main Words

Step-by-step explanation:

In an Iambic pentameter, the verses alternate between stressed and unstressed syllables. In this case, the unstressed syllables are often prepositions, conjunctions, and articles. As follows the example:

"To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells"

It begins with "to" being unstressed, then alternates.

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