Question

In this excerpt from Richard Lovelace's "To Lucasta Going to the Wars," which lines use iambic trimeter?

Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind,
That from the nunnery
Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind
To war and arms I fly.

A. True, a new mistress now I chase,
B. The first foe in the field;
C. And with a stronger faith embrace
D. A sword, a horse, a shield.

Answer 1

The lines that use iambic trimeter are B. The first foe in the field and D. A sword, a horse, a shield.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a poem that alternates the use of tetrameter and trimeter in most of its lines. Iambic trimeter is a meter used in poetry, that as the word says contains three iambics, an iamb is a metrical foot used in poetry that consists of a short syllable followed by a long syllable. iambs also play with the stress where the first is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one.

Answer 2

The question ask to choose among the following choices that state the line of the excerpt from Richard Lovelace's " To Lucasta Going to Wars" that contains or use iambic trimeter and the best answer would be letter D. A sword, a horse, a shield. I hope you are satisfied with my answer