Which line uses the iambic meter?
A.
"Double, double, toil and trouble" from Shakespeare's Macbeth
B.
"I arise and unbuild it again" from Shelley's Cloud
C.
"To be or not to be" from Shakespeare's Hamlet
D.
"Be near me when my light is low" from Tennyson's In Memoriam

Question

Which line uses the iambic meter?
 A. 
"Double, double, toil and trouble" from Shakespeare's Macbeth
 B. 
"I arise and unbuild it again" from Shelley's Cloud
 C. 
"To be or not to be" from Shakespeare's Hamlet
 D. 
"Be near me when my light is low" from Tennyson's In Memoriam

Phantomdex · Answer

I believe that the line that uses iambic meter is:

D. "Be near me when my light is low" from Tennyson's In Memoriam.

In the iambic meter, each metrical foot consists of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable, which is the pattern found in the line provided.

hannahj · Answer

yes D