In this excerpt from Richard Lovelace's "To Lucasta Going to the Wars," which lines use iambic trimeter?

Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind,

That from the nunnery

Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind

To war and arms I fly.

The first foe in the field;

And with a stronger faith embrace

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Julie Castaneda

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15 September, 06:52

In this excerpt from Richard Lovelace's "To Lucasta Going to the Wars," which lines use iambic trimeter?

Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind,

That from the nunnery

Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind

To war and arms I fly.

The first foe in the field;

And with a stronger faith embrace

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Hopkins · Answer 1

I'm guessing this is just 3 (or 4?) syllables a line so Tell me not is probably one and if you include the 4s it could be, i am unkind, and quiet mind,

In this excerpt from Richard Lovelace's "To Lucasta Going to the Wars," which lines use iambic trimeter?Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind,That from the nunneryOf thy chaste breast, and quiet mindTo war and arms I fly.The first foe in the field;And with a stronger faith embrace

In this excerpt from Richard Lovelace's "To Lucasta Going to the Wars," which lines use iambic trimeter?

Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind,

That from the nunnery

Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind

To war and arms I fly.

The first foe in the field;

And with a stronger faith embrace