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Q. A foot with one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable is called a(n)….
Anapest
Ballad
Iamb
Rap
Q. In poetry, a _______ is a group of lines formed into a unit.
Paragraphs
Headache
Pentameter
Stanza
Q. "Ballad of Birmingham" is written in four-line stanzas, also known as….
Quatrains
Couplets
Choruses
Hip-hop
Q. A line with three iambs is written in…
Iambic Pentameter
Spondaic Trimeter
The poet's tears
Iambic Trimeter
Q. Ballads are often about heroes or….
Happy things
Sad tales
Sea monsters
Dreams