When I do count the clock that tells the time

William Shakespeare, "Sonnet 12"

Why is this A. It has five metrical feet that each contain an unstressed syllable immediately followed by a stressed one.

B. It has four metrical feet that each contain a stressed syllable immediately followed by an unstressed one.

C. It has 10 unstressed words that sound as if they would be spoken by nobility.

D. It has 10 stressed syllables of equal importance.

s verse an example of iambic pentameter?

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Mekhi Petersen

15 March, 04:15

When I do count the clock that tells the time

William Shakespeare, "Sonnet 12"

Why is this A. It has five metrical feet that each contain an unstressed syllable immediately followed by a stressed one.

B. It has four metrical feet that each contain a stressed syllable immediately followed by an unstressed one.

C. It has 10 unstressed words that sound as if they would be spoken by nobility.

D. It has 10 stressed syllables of equal importance.

s verse an example of iambic pentameter?

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Juliana Lowe · Answer 1

A. It has five metrical feet that each contain an unstressed syllable immediately followed by a stressed one.

Iambic pentameter is a meter that follows a specific structure of 5 iambs. Pent = Five. An iamb is an unstressed syllable then a stressed syllable. These two syllables make up a foot. This set of five feet equals 10 syllables all together. This line from Shakespeare's sonnet has 10 syllables in a pattern of unstressed then stressed syllables.