English, 07.05.2020 22:57, phancharamachasm

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Read the following excerpt from “The Destruction of Sennacherib” by Lord Byron. What foot pattern does Lord Byron use in the poem?
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Like the (leaves) of the (for)est when (Sum)mer is (green),
That host (with) their ban(ners) at sun(set) were (seen):
Like the (leaves) of the (for)est when (Au)tumn hath (blown),
That host (on) the mor(row) lay with(er)ed and (strown).

A.
iambic (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable)
B.
trochaic (a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable)
C.
anapestic (two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable)
D.
dactylic (a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables)

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