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gulaghasi [49]
3 years ago
9

Which of the following lines is an example of anapest?

English
1 answer:
bagirrra123 [75]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

1. And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea

Explanation:

Anapest is a metrical foot consisting of <em>two unstressed</em> syllables followed by <u>one stressed</u> syllable.

<em>And the</em> sh<u>ee</u>n/ <em>of their</em> sp<u>ea</u>rs/ <em>was like</em> st<u>ar</u>s/ <em>on the</em> s<u>ea</u>.

As we see, there are four feet of anapests in this line. This is an example of anapestic tetrameter.

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