Question

Which statement best describes the Sapphic stanza?
A Sapphic stanza consists of three lines in which each line has two fewer syllables than the previous one.
A Sapphic stanza consists of four lines with alternating lengths of 10 syllables and 14 syllables.
A Sapphic stanza consists of three lines of iambic pentameter followed by a line with 11 syllables.
A Sapphic stanza consists of four lines where the first three have 11 syllables and the fourth has five.
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Answer 1

I'm thinking A Sapphic stanza consists of four lines with alternating lengths of 10 syllables and 14 syllables.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The whole chorus was in full blast, the hummers humming, the shouters bellowing, the tappers hard at work upon the benches, while every now and then came a musical cyclone of "Incomparable! Divine!" from the trained phalanx who intoned their applause, their united voices sweeping over the tumult as the drone of the wind dominates the roar of the sea.

Based on the context of the passage, which definition most clearly fits the word tumult?