Question

Read this excerpt from “L’Allegro” by John Milton. Which two lines are written in iambic pentameter?

Hence loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus, and blackest Midnight born,
In Stygian cave forlorn,
'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy;
Find out some uncouth cell,
Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings,
And the night-raven sings;

Answer 1

Answer: Of Cerberus, and blackest Midnight born

Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings

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