Read this quotation:When I do count the clock that tells the timeWilliam Shakespeare, "Sonnet 12"Why is this verse an example of iambic pentameter?A.It has 10 stressed syllables of equal importance.B.It has four metrical feet that each contain a stressed syllable immediately followed by an unstressed one.C.It has five metrical feet that each contain an unstressed syllable immediately followed by a stressed one.D.It has 10 unstressed words that sound as if they would be spoken by nobility.

Why does iambic pentameter feature in Shakespeare's plays?A.It is very formal and sounds sophisticated.B.It copies the natural rhythms of human speech.C.It is a meter that Shakespeare invented.D.It was required by law at the time of Shakespeare's writing.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 9 of 16Why did Shakespeare choose to write this play in the meter of iambic pentameter?A.He wanted it be more interesting to read silently in a book.B.He wanted it to have a more natural, lyrical flow that is pleasing to the ear.C.He wanted it to have a light and playful sound to it.D.He wanted it to be very difficult to read aloud and to make the reader work.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is iambic pentameter?A.A poetic form that divides lines based on syllables rather than beatsB.A poetic form that uses lines counted in stresses but not syllablesC.A poetic meter with 10-syllable lines and alternating beatsD.A poetic meter with lines containing 10 feet and five stressesSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which line is an example of iambic pentameter?A.For a charm of powerful troubleB.And drink, sir, is a great / provoker of three thingsC.Now is the winter of our discontent.D.My grave is like to be my wedding bed.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

A sonnet is a one-stanza, 14-line poem, written in iambic pentameter. The sonnet, which derived from the Italian word sonetto, meaning “a little sound or song," is "a popular classical form that has compelled poets for centuries," says Poet.org The most common—and simplest—type is known as the English, Elizabethean or Shakespearean sonnet, but there are several other types.Before William Shakespeare's day, the word sonnet could be applied to any short lyric poem. In Renaissance Italy and then in Elizabethan England, the sonnet became a fixed poetic form, consisting of 14 lines, usually iambic pentameter in English. a14 lines b16 lines c5 lines d4 lines