101k views
0 votes
The type of meter Shakespeare used in his sonnets is called

2 Answers

3 votes
The meter of a Shakespearean sonnet is called iambic pentameter.
User Jandersson
by
6.7k points
1 vote

Answer: Iambic pentameter

Shakespeare's sonnets are written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter, a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of ten syllables. The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet.

I hope this is good enough:

User Sajib
by
6.6k points