WAEC Literature in English 2023 Objective — Question 27

Question 27 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2023 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The metrical structure (of the Miniver Cheevy poem) is predominantly

A. dactylic
B. iambicCorrect
C. spondaic
D. trochaic

Explanation

The poem's lines follow an unstressed-stressed syllable pattern typical of iambic meter.

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