Which line from "Ode to a Nightingale" by John Keats is written in iambic pentameter? A. And leaden-eyed despairs B. In the next valley-glades: C. Fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget D. Where but to think is to be full of sorrow,

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Eliza Pierce

19 December, 05:58

Which line from "Ode to a Nightingale" by John Keats is written in iambic pentameter? A. And leaden-eyed despairs B. In the next valley-glades: C. Fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget D. Where but to think is to be full of sorrow,

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Donovan Whitehead · Answer 1

The line from John Keats' poem that is written in iambic pentameter is C. Fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget.

Pentameter means that there are 5 meters in a line; one meter consists of 2 syllables, which means that a pentameter has 5 * 2 = 10 syllables in one line. The only option here that has 10 syllables is C. A has 6, B has 6, and D has 11.