Respuesta :
The basic unit of meter in poetry is a foot.
Syllable would be the correct answer if the option said 'stressed or unstressed syllable,' because there are two types of syllables, not only the unstressed one. An iamb and a trochee are types of feet in poetry, so they are incorrect as well. A foot is a unit of meter which consists of a number of syllables.
Syllable would be the correct answer if the option said 'stressed or unstressed syllable,' because there are two types of syllables, not only the unstressed one. An iamb and a trochee are types of feet in poetry, so they are incorrect as well. A foot is a unit of meter which consists of a number of syllables.