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Which of these meter patterns is used in A Prayer for my Daughter?

AIambic pentameter and trochaic pentameter

BDactylic hexameter

CAnapestic trimeter

DFree verse

Answer:

A. Iambic pentameter and trochaic pentameter

Read Explanation:

The poem alternates between iambic pentameter and trochaic pentameter, giving it a formal rhythm that reinforces the themes of tradition, ceremony, and order that Yeats values.


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