Question

Which statement about iambic meter is true? A. Each foot consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. B. Each foot consists of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable. C. Each foot consists of three consecutive stressed syllables. D. Each foot consists of one unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.

Answer 1

D. Each foot consists of one unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.

Step-by-step explanation:

Plato answer.

The foot is the most basic unit of meter in poetry, and the iamb is the most common type of foot. An iamb is one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Together, these syllables form the rhythm da-DUM. The number of times a foot, or one da-DUM, is used in a line is that line's meter.

Answer 2

D. Each foot consists of one unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.

Step-by-step explanation:

An iambic pentameter is a line of verse with five metrical feet, each foot containing one stressed syllable and one unstressed one.

Examples of iambic pentameter

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

From the two examples, they each contain ten syllables.