Read the sample lines from a poem. How many accented syllables are in each line of the poem? Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

6
4
3
5

4.

Explanation:

Humpty-Dumpty is a nursery rhyme best known in English language. The rhyme was earliest published in 1797 in Samuel Arnold's Juvenile Amusements. The lyrics of the rhyme have been changed over the years.

The meterical syllables used in the poem is 'trochaic tetrameter.' Trochaic tetrameter is a line in poem where stressed syllable is followed by unstressed syllables and contains four beats.

Therefore, the accented syllables or stressed syllables in each line of the poem are four. Thus 4 is correct answer.

repetition is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency.