Ambic pentameter is a meter with

a. four unstressed and stressed syllables in a row.

b. five unstressed and stressed syllables in a row.

c. four stressed and unstressed syllables in a row.

d. five stressed and unstressed syllables in a row.

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Franco

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12 April, 08:32

Ambic pentameter is a meter with

a. four unstressed and stressed syllables in a row.

b. five unstressed and stressed syllables in a row.

c. four stressed and unstressed syllables in a row.

d. five stressed and unstressed syllables in a row.

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Nikhil Turner · Answer 1

Iambic pentameter is a meter with five unstressed and stressed syllables in a row. Since it says pentameter, it means there are 5 meters, and since 1 meter consists of 2 syllables, that means that one line consists of 10 syllables, which go: unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, etc. until you reach the 10th one.

For example:

When I do count the clock that tells the time,

To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells.

Ambic pentameter is a meter witha. four unstressed and stressed syllables in a row.b. five unstressed and stressed syllables in a row.c. four stressed and unstressed syllables in a row.d. five stressed and unstressed syllables in a row.

Ambic pentameter is a meter with

a. four unstressed and stressed syllables in a row.

b. five unstressed and stressed syllables in a row.

c. four stressed and unstressed syllables in a row.

d. five stressed and unstressed syllables in a row.