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Question 103Asked in BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8

What is the prosodic meter used in the following line ? “The Curfew tolls the knell of parting day.”

What is the prosodic meter used in the following line ? “The Curfew tolls the knell of parting day.”
  1. AIambic pentameter
  2. BIambic trimeter
  3. CTrochaic pentameter
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Iambic pentameter

Explanation

'The curfew tolls the knell of parting day' (Gray's Elegy) has ten syllables in five iambic feet, so it is iambic pentameter.

From BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 — Previous Year Paper

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