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Question 8 • Language Arts 10

Which statements describe iambic pentameter as it is used in Shakespearean sonnets? Choose two correct answers.

Answer
A
Each line contains five metrical feet.
B
In a group of two syllables, the second is stressed.
C
A sonnet contains five rhyme schemes.
D
In two-word pairs, the second word is stressed.
E
There are five lines in every metrical foot.
Which statements describe iambic pentameter as…