What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables and how many metric feet are their in the following line?
"Under a spreading chestnut tree"
My answer is that the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is unstressed, stressed and there are 4 metric feet, is this correct??? Please check my answer, thanks! (=
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Yes, you are correct! The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in the line "Under a spreading chestnut tree" is indeed unstressed, stressed (u/S).
To determine the number of metric feet in the line, we need to identify how many pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables there are. In this case, there are four pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables, making a total of four metric feet. Therefore, your answer is correct!