Question

Which line from "The Tempest" is written in iambic pentameter?

A) "Four legs and two voices: a most delicate monster!" (Act II, Scene II, Line 83)
B) "This island's mine by Sycorax, my mother." (Act I, Scene II, Line 333)
C) "O brave new world, that has such people in't!" (Act V, Scene I, Line 183)

Answer 1

The line from "The Tempest" in iambic pentameter is "O brave new world, that has such people in't!"

Step-by-step explanation:

The line from "The Tempest" written in iambic pentameter is C) "O brave new world, that has such people in't!" (Act V, Scene I, Line 183). Iambic pentameter is a style of poetic meter that includes five sets of iambs per line, with each iamb consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, for a total of ten syllables.

Analyzing option C, it fits this structure as it has ten syllables where the rhythm follows the pattern of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, totalling to five iambs.

Unlike this, option A) contains more than ten syllables and the feet are uneven, while option B) does not maintain the consistent da-dum rhythm due to having less than ten syllables.