Question

Which statement about iambic pentameter, which is used in "Sonnet 29,” is correct? An iamb consists of two unstressed syllables followed by two stressed syllables. An iamb consists of a unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. An iamb consists of a stressed syllable followed by another stressed syllable. An iamb consists of five stressed syllables followed by five unstressed syllables.

Answer 1

The correct answer is "An iamb consists of a unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable". A specific metrical foot used in poetry is the iamb, which is characterized by words following the order of a unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Examples of words that follow the iambic parameter are “attain,” “portray,” and “describe”.

Answer 2

Hi!

Answer: B. An iamb consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

So iambs constitute a group of stressed and un streesed syllables and sonnets are written in iambic pentameters. An iambic parameter usually uses 10 syllables, 5 stressed and 5 unstressed ones.

In sonnet 29 where Shakespere talks about how love has the power to overcome and turn around the feelings of despair and depression, we can conclude that its iambs consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Therefore, the answer is B.