Need help with iambs!
How many iambs are found in this line from "Sonnet 18"?
The sentence: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May
Answers:
1. Five, because an iamb is a stressed syllable that is emphasized.
2.Five, because an iamb is an unstressed syllable and a stressed syllable.
3.Nine, because an iamb is the number of words found within a line of poetry.
4. Ten, because an iamb is a count of the individual syllables in a poetic line.
I think it might be 2. I just want to make sure Im getting it right
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