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JAMB Literature in English 2009 Question 39

Question 39

Poetry: General

A metrical foot of two stressed or long syllables is called

  1. A.a spondee
  2. B.a trochee
  3. C.an anapest
  4. D.an iamb.
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Answer: A (a spondee)

Explanation

A spondee has two stressed syllables (DUM-DUM); a trochee is stressed then unstressed.