Match the hymn line to the type of poetic foot used. 1. At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light iambic 2. Joyful joyful we adore thee dactylic 3. Wonderful counselor, mighty, invincible anapestic 4. The Lord my shepherd will provide. trochaic

The correct answers are the following:

At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light: Anapestic. The anapaestic metrical foot is used in formal poetry. Joyful joyful we adore thee: Trochaic. This metrical foot consists of trochees (two syllables). Wonderful counselor, mighty, invincible: Dactylic. This metrical foot consists of an accented syllable followed by two unaccented ones. The Lord my shepherd will provide: Iambic. It consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable or a short syllable followed by a long one.

At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light (12 syllables) anapestic (da-da-DUM) Joyful joyful we adore thee (8 syllables) trochaic (DUM-da) Wonderful counselor, mighty, invincible (12 syllables) dactylic (DUM-da-da) The Lord my shepherd will provide (8 syllables) iambic (da-DUM)