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The line "A tree whose hungry mouth is prest" is an example of iambic A. dimeter. B. tetrameter. C. trimeter. D. pentameter.
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The line "A tree whose hungry mouth is prest" is an example of iambic

A. dimeter.
B. tetrameter.
C. trimeter.
D. pentameter.

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The correct answer is C, tetrameter, because this line has 8 syllables, and one meter has two syllables in it, so 4 meters (or tetrameter) have 8 syllables: A - tree - whose - hung - ry - mouth - is - prest = 8. 
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