Question

Read the following excerpt from “The Destruction of Sennacherib” by Lord Byron. What foot pattern does Lord Byron use in the poem?

Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green,
That host with their banners at sunset were seen:
Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown,
That host on the morrow lay withered and strown.

A.
iambic (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable)
B.
trochaic (a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable)
C.
anapestic (two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable)
D.
dactylic (a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables)

Answer 1

its C

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

The answer is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

I have done this before and got it correct. The poem is 2 unstressed then 1 stressed all the way through so the answer is C. I'm not good at explaining.

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