Hi William,
Question - What is the meter pattern in these lines from "On Imagination" by Phillis Wheatley? Imagination! who can sing thy force? Or who describe the swiftness of thy course?
Answer - B. Iambic Pentameter
Iambic Pentameter - "a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable"
Hope This Helps!
Answer:
extended discussion on a subject
Explanation:
Course as defined in the scenario above means movement along a path. The word discourse could therefore be broken into two:
dis - which plays the role of a prefix and ;
course - the root word meaning movement along a path
The prefix usually means : to break, move apart, deviate or opposite of something. Therefore combining the root word and the prefix, we might define discourse to mean a discussion or talks which isn't just in a certain direction or path, it could be characterized as being unusually long covering various fields.
Imagination, without any knowledge of the impossible you test the boundaries and redefine it. Logic is linear and does not question beyond already known concepts, although it may aid in current, defined situations- imagination is able to aid in all!
