Question

According to the lesson, what part of speech is often stressed in iambic pentameter?

Answer 1

Explanation:

An iambic pentameter has a tendency to emphasize nouns, so the correct answer to the question would be: like the nouns "and" or "but". The correct answer would be the nouns "and" or "but".

Answer 2

Nouns, such as “love” or “truth” is the part of speech that is often stressed in iambic pentameter.

• Iambic pentameter refers to the five metrical feet in a line of verse, with one stressed and unstressed syllable.
• A particular kind of rhythm or pattern in a line of verse that the words establish is defined by the iambic pentameter.  
• Often nouns are emphasized or stressed in a line of ten syllables of iambic pentameter.
• Iambic pentameter became a part of literature after Geoffrey Chaucer introduced it.