Question

Use a scansion to determine the poetic meter of the following line of verse: “Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward” a. iambic pentameter b. Anaprestic Dimeter C. Dactylic Dimeter D. Trochaic Tetrameter

Answer 1

The answer is C. Dactylic Dimeter

Answer 2

Correct answer is option (c) Dactylic Dimeter

Meaning of key words

• Iambic pentameter: For instance, a verse line with five metrical feet would have each foot have one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable. Two equally dignified households.
• Anaprestic Dimeter: Four anapestic metrical feet are used in each line of anapestic tetrameter, a poetic metre. Two unstressed syllables are followed by a stressed syllable in each foot.
• Dactylic Dimeter: A dactylic foot (sometimes referred to as a dactyl) has a long syllable (LSS or /UU) followed by two short syllables. Each line has a two-foot diameter.
• Trochaic Tetrameter: A poetic metre is trochaic tetrameter. A line made up of four trochaic feet is referred as. The Greek term trokhaios, which comes from the verb trecho, which means "I run," is whence the word "trochaic" gets its name.

In conclusion we can say that Dactylic Dimeter is the poetic meter of the verse.

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