Question

Which of the following lines is the best example of dactylic meter?

Just for a handful of silver he left us/ Just for a riban to stick in his coat
Poetry begins with a lump in the throat
I wandered lonely as a cloud
Two road diverged in a wood, and I/ I took the one less traveled by

Answer 1

Answer: A. Just for a handful of silver he left us / just for a riban to stick in his coat

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Answer 2

In quantitative verse, often used in Greek or Latin, a dactyl is a long syllable followed by two short syllables, as determined by syllable weight.
So, I think the answer should be D Two road diverged in a wood, and I/ I took the one less traveled by.