In poetry _ is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
The correct answer is: B
Explanation
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Anapest: An anapest is a three-syllable metrical pattern in which two unstressed syllables are followed by a stressed syllable. For example, the word โunderstandโ is an anapest: Un-der-stand.
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Trochee: A trochee consists of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. For instance, the word โpoetโ is a trochee: Po-et.
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Dactyl: A dactyl is a three-syllable metrical pattern where a stressed syllable is followed by two unstressed syllables. The word โpoetryโ itself is a dactyl: Po-e-try
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Iambus (Iamb): An iamb (or iambus) is a metrical foot used in various types of poetry. In accentual-syllabic verse (like English poetry), it consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. For example, the word โattemptโ is a natural iamb: at-tempt.
All of the above consist of stressed and unstressed syllables but the only option that consists of stressed and unstressed syllables in that order is option B. Trochee