Read this quotation:
a horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!
-william shakespeare, king richard iii, act v, scene iv
why is this verse an example of iambic pentameter?

a. it contains five metrical feet, each with an unstressed and then a
stressed syllable.

b. the verse forms a pattern of an unstressed syllable immediately
followed by a stressed syllable.

c. it is a line from shakespeare, and his plays contain verse written
only in iambic pentameter.

d. the verse is 10 syllables long with an unstressed syllable at the
beginning and end.

Read this sentence from "the wife's lament

Which underlined word in the sentence is a demonstrative adjective? these brown shoes fit my feet very well.

Sister carrie, chapter ii theodore dreiser how does the author prepare readers for the last full paragraph of this passage? a) the author introduces carrie by showing readers the similarities between carrie and her sister, who is married to a hardworking man. b) the author introduces carrie as the jealous sibling of minnie, who works hard to make carrie feel welcome without upsetting her own marital balance. c) the author introduces carrie as an observant and young woman who notices the routine of her sister and brother-in-law, with whom she is staying. d) the author introduces carrie as a rather selfish and naive young woman who accepts the hospitality of her sister and brother-in-law until she can find a job in the city.