Question 3 • NY-English Language Arts 12 CR
Iambic pentameter has five pairs of syllables, with each pair moving from an unstressed syllable to a stressed one. “A thousand movements scarce one purpose gain” can be read as “a THOU | sand MOVE | ments SCARCE | one PUR | pose GAIN,” giving five iambs. The other lines do not have the same five-pair rhythm.
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