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What is the metrical pattern of the ODE ON A GRECIAN URN?

AIambic pentameter

BTrochaic tetrameter

CSpondaic hexameter

DDactylic dimeter

Answer:

A. Iambic pentameter

Read Explanation:

  • This meter is commonly used in English poetry, especially in formal odes, sonnets, and dramatic verse (e.g., Shakespeare and Keats).


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