Which one of these lines uses iambic pentameter?

A. "Watch out!" the young woman cried.
B. I think that John is looking glum to me.
C. Generally, fish make for rather tame pets.
D. Saachi is a good and trusted friend.

An iamb is a syllabic foot made of 2 syllables with a unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Iambic pentameter is a line of poetry that has five (penta) iambs. This equals out to ten syllables per line. The only option that has ten syllables is B. Option A has 7 syllables, Option C has 11 syllables, Option D has 9 syllables.

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Which one of these lines uses iambic pentameter? A. "Watch out!" the young woman cried. B. I think that John is looking glum to me. C. Generally, fish make for rather tame pets. D. Saachi is a good and trusted friend.

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Which one of these lines uses iambic pentameter?

A. "Watch out!" the young woman cried.
B. I think that John is looking glum to me.
C. Generally, fish make for rather tame pets.
D. Saachi is a good and trusted friend.