Read the excerpt from princess ida by gilbert and sullivan.

women of adamant, fair neophytes—
who thirst for such instruction as we give,
attend, while i unfold a parable.
the elephant is mightier than man,
yet man subdues him. why? the elephant
is elephantine everywhere but here (tapping her forehead)
and man, whose brain is to the elephant’s
as woman’s brain to man’s—(that’s rule of
conquers the foolish giant of the woods,
as woman, in her turn, shall conquer man.

this excerpt is an example of
blank verse.
free verse.
heroic couplet.
common meter.

Blank verse

This is an example of blank verse. Blank verse is a type of poetry most commonly found in the form of iambic pentameter. This concept is similar to that of free verse. However, blank verse, while not having rhyme, does require a regular meter. On the other hand, free verse follows no rules of either rhyme or meter.

Blank Verse

Explanation:

“thy baited hooks shall tangle me no more.”

“hath taught me to set in trifles no store,”

“me lusteth no longer rotten boughs to climb.”

in the 1890s, southern states enacted a new form of black codes, called “jim crow” laws. these laws made it illegal for blacks and whites to share public facilities. this meant that blacks and whites had to use separate schools, hospitals, libraries, restaurants, hotels, bathrooms, and drinking fountains.

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