Question

Which lines are written in iambic pentameter? Check all that apply.

The smoke of my own breath
And what I assume you shall assume
I never saw a moor
Yet certain am I of the spot
And summer's lease hath all too short a date
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st

Answer 1

And summer's lease hath all too short a date

Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st

Step-by-step explanation:

Iambic pentameter is a form of poetical writing style where there are ten syllables/ iambs / meters in a line. These words in each line will also be an alternation between an unstressed and a stressed syllable.

Among the lines given in the question, the last two lines are written in an iambic pentameter form. The lines are from William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18",

And summer's lease hath all too short a date

Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st

The stressed words are underlined, thus the evident alternating unstressed and stressed meter form. Thus, these two lines are written in an iambic pentameter form.