Read the excerpt from Princess Ida by Gilbert and Sullivan. Women of Adamant, fair neophytes— Who thirst for such instruction as we give, Attend, while I unfold a parable. The elephant is mightier than Man, Yet Man subdues him. Why? The elephant Is elephantine everywhere but here (tapping her forehead) And Man, whose brain is to the elephant’s As Woman’s brain to Man’s—(that’s rule of three),— Conquers the foolish giant of the woods, As Woman, in her turn, shall conquer Man. This excerpt is an example of heroic couplet. free verse. common meter. blank verse.

Princess Ida is an opera written by Arthur Sullivan and Gilbert. This play was based on woman's education, gender roles and Feminism.

The correct answer is:

Option C. common meter.

The common metre is a measure that has four lines and has 8-6 syllables alternatively.

In poetry it the rhymes alternates between 4 and 3 stress lambic lines. The four lines rhyme in ABAB order.

At first, Princess Ida was a success but after some time, people did not like it very much.

This play is set in a woman college and tells the struggle of women in getting an education.

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