WAEC Literature in English 2010 Objective — Question 3

Question 3 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2010 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Unrhymed iambic pentameter lines illustrate a

A. A. sonnet
B. B. heroic couplet
C. C. blank verseCorrect
D. D. free verse

Explanation

Lines of unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter are known as blank verse. Free verse, by contrast, does not follow any fixed metrical pattern or rhyme scheme.

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