WAEC Literature in English 2010 Objective — Question 5

Question 5 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2010 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is

A. A. Couplet
B. B. metreCorrect
C. C. consonance
D. D. strophe

Explanation

Metre is the recurrence of a rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem - in other words, the recurrence of weak and strong syllables.

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