Edexcel GCSE English Literature · 1ET0
Paper 2
Revise: NettlesThe verse is predominantly iambic pentameter, a rhythm of five unstressed–stressed pairs per line. It also uses alternate rhyme: ABAB CDCD EFEF AGAG. For example, “bed” rhymes with “shed”, and “spears” with “tears” in lines 1–4.
- Revise: London
A rhyme pattern in which the first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme: ABAB.