Question

Which sentence is consistently iambic?A.Betty told me secrets.B.Give me your sympathy.C.Understand pirouettes.D.Jamal requests a pen.

Answer 1

Answer:

The sentence that is consistently iambic is:

D. Jamal requests a pen.

Explanation:

We can define iamb or iambic foot as a sequence consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. Therefore, if we highlight the stressed syllable in each line, we will be able to verify which one is iambic:

A.Betty told me secrets.

B.Give me your sympathy.

C.Understand pirouettes.

D.Jamal requests a pen.

The only sentence that presents iambs is the last one. It contains three sequences of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one, which makes it an iambic trimeter. Therefore, letter D is the right answer.