Question

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

Answer 1

The lines which use iambic trimeter in 'To Lucasta Going to the Wars' by Richard Lovelace are:
1. 'to war and arms I fly'
2. 'the first foe in the field'
3. 'a sword, a horse, a shield'

Answer 2

"To Lucasta, Going to the Wars" Is a poem by Richard Lovelace that depicts the writings of a man that is going to war, to his lady in an emotional farewell

This poem is written in three stanzas that use lines of iambic tetrameter and trimeter interchangeably

Answer: The iambic trimeter is used in these lines

"To war and arms I fly",

"The first foe in the field"

"A sword, a horse, a shield".