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UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2019 (Model questions) Question 18

Question 18

Poetry: General

There they are my fifty men and women. The line is an example of

  1. A.Dactyl
  2. B.Trochee
  3. C.Anapest
  4. D.Iambus
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Answer: B (Trochee)

Explanation

The stress falls on the first syllable of each foot (THERE they / ARE my / FIF-ty…), which is trochaic.