Analyze the stanza from Lewis Carroll's / "You Are Old, Father William/" poem and determine which metrical foot did Carroll use. / "You are old, Father William,/" the young man said,. / "And your hair has become very white;. And yet you incessantly stand on your head -. Do you think, at your age, it is right?/".

a) iambic

b) trochaic

c) anapestic

d) dactylic

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Jazlyn Levine

13 January, 14:46

Analyze the stanza from Lewis Carroll's / "You Are Old, Father William/" poem and determine which metrical foot did Carroll use. / "You are old, Father William,/" the young man said,. / "And your hair has become very white;. And yet you incessantly stand on your head -. Do you think, at your age, it is right?/".

a) iambic

b) trochaic

c) anapestic

d) dactylic

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Imani Gamble · Answer 1

The correct answer is c) anapestic

That is because each line consists of feet that have two unaccented syllables and one accented one, which makes it an anapest.