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Which meter describes a line in poetry that is ten syllables long and that alternates weak and strong syllables? a. iambic pentameter b. common meter c. rhyming couplet d. free …

Which meter describes a line in poetry that is ten syllables long and that alternates weak and strong syllables? a. iambic pentameter b. common meter c. rhyming couplet d. free …
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Which meter describes a line in poetry that is ten syllables long and that alternates weak and strong syllables?

a. iambic pentameter
b. common meter
c. rhyming couplet
d. free verse

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Iambic Pentameter. It's written in Iambs (sets of one strong followed by one weak syllable), and there are five of these per line (hence pentameter). It's most commonly associated with Shakespeare.
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