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WAEC Literature in English 2005 Question 13

Question 13

Poetry: General

The metrical pattern in, “In mist or cloud, On mast or shroud” is

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

Explanation

Each foot is an unstressed then a stressed syllable: in MIST / or CLOUD; on MAST / or SHROUD. That is iambic.