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From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.

Which answer best identifies the meter used in this passage of poetry?

a iambic trimeter

b iambic dimeter

c iambic pentameter

d iambic monometer

C is the correct answer, "Iambic pentameter"

Explanation:

Shakespeare was well known for his use of Iambic pentameter in his writings/plays. The lines of poetry that contains iambs is known as an iambic meter. Iambs are groups of syllables that will have an unstressed syllable and a stressed syllable. The unstressed syllable is always going to be followed by the stressed one.

A few of the stressed syllables in this poem are;

the narrator is saying that the old lady made her feel uncomfortable. you know this because they say "i found that rather irksome", "perhaps it was her being so upright and trim", and "i don't think it was that, because i thought that quaintly pleasant." hope this !