13. Scan this line from Cowley's poem: "its hills bent low within my reach." How many feet does this line contain?


A. 5
B. 7
C. 6
[D. 4]

Correct

how mny feet does " its hill bent low within my reach"

the answer is D4

4 feet

To determine the number of feet in a line of poetry, we need to analyze the metrical pattern and syllable count. In this case, Cowley's poem likely follows a specific meter such as iambic, trochaic, anapestic, or dactylic. However, without further information, we'll assume a default iambic meter, which is the most common in English poetry.

An iambic foot consists of two syllables, with the stress falling on the second syllable. To scan the line, we'll mark the stressed syllables with "/" and the unstressed syllables with "x":

"its / hills / bent / low / with/in / my / reach"

By dividing the line into feet, we can determine that there are six feet in total:

"x / / x / x / x / x / x"

Therefore, the correct answer is C. 6.