Question

Which of the following is true of iambic pentameter?

a. It has 14 syllables per line.
b. It is divided into a pair of fives.
c. It has a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
d. It is present in both Italian sonnets and Shakespearean sonnets.

Answer 1

a). No. "Pentameter" has 10 syllables per line.

b). No. This choice doesn't mean anything.

c). No. This is the description of a trochee, not an iamb.

d). I don't know anything about Italian sonnets. But I do know that
Shakespeare used iambic pentameter, and the other choices have
been eliminated, so I'll go with this one. (the "multiple-guess" method)