1)How many stressed syllables are in these lines?
First Line: The sea was wet as wet could be.
Second Line: The sand was dry as dry.
A. 4 in the first line 3 in the second line
B. 4 in the first line 4 in the second line
C. 4 in the first line 6 in the second line
D. 3 in the first line 6 in second line
(IDK WHAT STRESSED SYLLABLES IS SO IDK WHATS THE ANSWER but im going for A)
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the SEA was WET as WET could BE
the SAND was DRY as DRY
What do you think?
I think the answer is A)
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'Stressed' just means you say the syllable a little more loudly than the others. You MUST read the lines aloud to hear them.
Line 1 has 8 syllables and line 2 has 6. Can you hear them? Read them aloud!
You are correct!
If sevin maids with sevin mops I swept it for half a year
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To determine the number of stressed syllables in a line, you need to identify which syllables are stressed and count them. In English, stressed syllables are typically pronounced with more emphasis or strong articulation.
Let's break down the lines:
First Line: The sea was wet as wet could be.
- The word "the" is usually unstressed.
- The word "sea" has one stressed syllable.
- The word "was" is typically unstressed.
- The word "wet" has one stressed syllable.
- The word "as" is usually unstressed.
- The word "wet" has one stressed syllable.
- The word "could" is usually unstressed.
- The word "be" is usually unstressed.
So, in the first line, there are 4 stressed syllables.
Second Line: The sand was dry as dry.
- The word "the" is usually unstressed.
- The word "sand" has one stressed syllable.
- The word "was" is typically unstressed.
- The word "dry" has one stressed syllable.
- The word "as" is usually unstressed.
- The word "dry" has one stressed syllable.
So, in the second line, there are 3 stressed syllables.
Based on this analysis, the correct answer would be A.
You are correct, but you say you are guessing. Read this. I think it will help you understand stressed and unstressed words and syllables.
http://www.ehow.com/how_8762174_determine-stressed-unstressed-syllables-poem.html