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Which is one characteristic of iambic pentameter, which is used in "Sonnet 29”?

Each line contains twelve syllables.
Each line contains ten syllables.
Each line contains eight syllables.
Each line contains six syllables.

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It would be 'each line contains ten syllables.' Iambic pentameter is when there are stressed syllables followed by unstressed syllables.

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Answer:

The correct answer is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Like many other of Shakespear's works, "Sonnet 29" is written in Iambic pentameter and is made up of fourteen lines. Each of this lines contain ten syllables, following the iambic unstressed-stressed pattern.

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