Question

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May

How many iambs are found in this line from “Sonnet 18”?

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is: 5

A Iamb is an unstressed syllable and a stressed syllable in a metrical foot.

separating this line we have 10 syllables in total making the line a iambic pentameter. "Penta" - coming from the Greek word Pentateuch meaning "five" .

Explanation: The correct answer is: 5

A Iamb is an unstressed syllable and a stressed syllable in a metrical foot.

separating this line we have 10 syllables in total making the line a iambic pentameter. "Penta" - coming from the Greek word Pentateuch meaning "five" .

Answer 2

The correct answer is: 5

A Iamb is an unstressed syllable and a stressed syllable in a metrical foot.

separating this line we have 10 syllables in total making the line a iambic pentameter. "Penta" - coming from the Greek word Pentateuch meaning "five" .