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WAEC Literature in English 2001 Question 19

Question 19

Poetry: General

In the line “ I walk upon the thorns of life”, the metre is

  1. A.trochaic
  2. B.anapaestic
  3. C.iambic
  4. D.dactylic
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Answer: C (iambic)

Explanation

I WALK | up ON | the THORNS | of LIFE: unstressed then stressed syllables, iambic.