申論題

2. This nymph, to the destruction of mankind,
Nourished two locks which graceful hung behind
In equal curls, and well conspired to deck
With shinning ringlets her smooth ivory neck
Love in these labyrinths his slaves detains,
And mighty hearts are held in slender chains.

Carefully read the above quotation, and answer the following questions.

(a) The above poem is written in a traditional pattern of English poetry, commonly used in epic, which consists of a rhyming pair of lines in iambic petameter. What is this pattern called?