Questions: Select one. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly. There are four classes of poetic meter classified as follows; iambic, trochaic, anapestic, and dactylic. There are four classes of poetic meter classified as follows: iambic, trochaic, anapestic, and dactylic.

The answer is the second one: There are four classes of poetic meter classified as follows: iambic, trochaic, anapestic, and dactylic.

Explanation:

• The second sentence is punctuated correctly because it uses a colon to introduce a list. In English grammar, a colon is used after an independent clause to introduce a list, explanation, or quotation. Here, the phrase "There are four classes of poetic meter classified as follows" is an independent clause, and the colon appropriately introduces the list of poetic meters.
• The first sentence is incorrect because it uses a semicolon instead of a colon. A semicolon is typically used to link two independent clauses that are closely related in thought, not to introduce a list.