WAEC Literature in English 2018 Objective — Question 29

Question 29 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Line 2 (of the poem) is in

A. iambic trimeterCorrect
B. tetrameter
C. pentameter
D. hexameter

Explanation

Line 2 ('in red /and thor/ny garb') is in iambic trimeter — an iamb repeated three times in the line.

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