The decasyllabic line is C. Miranda took a bitter pill today.
A decasyllabic line is one consisting of ten syllables, <em>deca-</em> meaning ten. The origin comes from Medieval French poetic meter of ten syllables that was used in poetic traditions of syllabic verse. In this sentence, the ten syllables are Mi-ran-da-took-a-bit-ter-pill-to-day.
A Christmas Carol was written in 1843 and had a major influence on our idea of an old-fashioned English Christmas. ... Dickens's novella also provides us with a vivid picture of the extreme cold and snow found in London streets in late December as we join the Christmas ghosts who visit Ebeneezer Scrooge.
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