Question

Which statement best summarizes the meter and rhyme of this poem?

A)
free verse, with no definite rhyme scheme
B)
blank verse, with a definite rhyme scheme
C)
iambic tetrameter, with a definite rhyme scheme
D) iambic pentameter, with a definite rhyme scheme

Answer 1

D) iambic pentameter, with a definite rhyme scheme.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that best summarizes the meter and rhyme of this poem is " iambic pentameter, with a definite rhyme scheme".

The sonnet is known as Sonnet 73 written by William Shakespeare. The sonnet has 14 lines consisting of three quatrains and one couplet which is found at the end. It is written in iambic pentameter and has a definite rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.