Lilyana Powers

English

29 December, 04:44

Select the correct answer.

Read the following excerpt from "The Destruction of Sennacherib" by Lord Byron. What foot pattern does Lord Byron use in the poem?

Parenthesis = bold

Like the (leaves) of the (for) est when (Sum) mer is (green),

That host (with) their ban (ners) at sun (set) were (seen):

Like the (leaves) of the (for) est when (Au) tumn hath (blown),

That host (on) the mor (row) lay with (er) ed and (strown).

A.

iambic (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable)

B.

trochaic (a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable)

C.

anapestic (two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable)

D.

dactylic (a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables)