Question

“And his friends were gleaming in gold and blue.” Is this line written in iambic pentameter

Answer 1

Answer:

After analyzing the line "And his friends were gleaming in gold and blue", we can say the following about its metric foot:

The line is NOT written in iambic pentameter.

• An iambic pentameter is a metric foot that consists of a five-time repetition of the pattern unstressed-stressed.

• In other words, the line should have an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, and that should happen five times.

• An example of iambic pentameter is (the stressed syllables are highlighted):

"My grave is like to be my wedding bed."

• However, the line we are analyzing here CANNOT be considered iambic pentameter. It does not follow the pattern exemplified above.

• Let's highlight its stressed syllables to better visualize it:

"And his friends were gleaming in gold and blue."