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

C and D
I learned about this in 6th grade, it was used in Shakespeares' sonnets and Italian Sonnets, the definition of Iambic Pentameter is a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (unstressed) syllable followed by one long (stressed) syllable,