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Which two types of foot patterns are used in the excerpt from the poem “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe?

It was ma|ny and ma|ny a year | ago,
In a king|dom by | the sea,

A.
anapest (two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable) and iamb (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable)
B.
iamb (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable) and dactyl (a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables)
C.
anapest (two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable) and trochee (a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable)
D.
iamb (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable) and trochee (a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable)

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Answer:

It was would A

Explanation:

The first three groups have three syllables each, and each one ends with a stressed beat (shown in bold). Those are the anapests. The last group (or foot) only has two syllables – that's your iamb. Same trick in the next line:

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