Question

choose the poem that uses iambic meter. bass still repeating its one monotone, double notes crying, up keyboard go flying, the change to the minor comes in like a groan. he came in silvern armour trimmed with black— a lover come from legends long ago— with silver spurs and silken plumes a-blow, and flashing sword caught fast and buckled back.

Explanation:

Iambic meter has a pattern of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (˘ ´). Let's analyze the second poem: "He (˘) came (´) in (˘) sil(´)vern (˘) ar(´)mour (˘) trim(´)med (˘) with (´) black (˘)—", and this iambic pattern (unstressed - stressed) is consistent across its lines. The first poem does not follow this pattern as closely.

Answer:

The poem starting with "He came in silvern armour trimmed with black—
A lover come from legends long ago—
With silver spurs and silken plumes a - blow,
And flashing sword caught fast and buckled back."