Question

select the correct answer. what is the meter pattern in these lines from \on imagination\ by phillis wheatley? imagination! who can sing thy force? or who describe the swiftness of thy course? a. trochaic tetrameter b. iambic pentameter c. spondaic hexameter d. anapestic pentameter e. iambic hexameter

Explanation:

An iamb is an unstressed - stressed syllable pair. In the given lines, each line has five iambs. Iambic pentameter consists of five iambic feet per line. The lines "Imagination! who can sing thy force? Or who describe the swiftness of thy course?" follow this pattern.

Answer:

B. iambic pentameter