Question

Select the correct answer. Which statement about iambic meter is true? A. Each foot consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. B. Each foot consists of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable. C. Each foot consists of three consecutive stressed syllables. D. Each foot consists of one unstressed followed by a stressed syllable. Res

Answer 1

Option D is the correct answer.

• In poetry, an iamb is a two syllable foot.
• First syllable is unstressed/weak/short/unaccented.
• Second syllable is stressed/long/accented.
• A foot is described as a group of syllables.

Iambic meter has iambic words in the lines of poem, in which an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.

Example: In the term 'Remark', 'Re' is unstressed and 'mark' is stressed.