ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
pentameter has how many sets?
A
5
B
10
C
3
D
Marlowian
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -accentual-syllabic verse …the most common English metre, iambic pentameter, is a line of ten syllables or five iambic feet. Each iambic foot is composed of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are four types of pentameter, and in each type, one line of poetry consists of five feet. Each type of pentameter uses a different foot, or syllable pattern: Iambic pentameter, based on a foot of two syllables: unstressed-stressed.

Detailed explanation-3: -As lines in iambic pentameter usually contain ten syllables, it is considered a form of decasyllabic verse.

Detailed explanation-4: -Iambic Pentameter describes the construction of a line of poetry with five sets of unstressed syllables followed by stressed syllables.

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