1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Kaylis [27]
3 years ago
13

When someone says that a sonnet has "fourteen lines of iambic pentameter," what does that mean?

English
2 answers:
ehidna [41]3 years ago
4 0
The answer is B <span>There are fourteen lines with five sets of stressed and unstressed syllables</span>
Alex_Xolod [135]3 years ago
3 0

The right answer is "There are fourteen lines with five sets of stressed and unstressed syllables. "

Explanation: Iambic pentameter is a type of metric that is used in poetry and drama. It describes a certain rhythm that words establish in each verse. This rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables; these small groups are called "foot." The word iambic describes the type of foot that is used. The word pentameter indicates that a verse has five feet.  In English, rhythm is created through the use of tonicity, alternating between tonic and non-tonic syllables. An anglophone non-tonic syllable is equivalent to a classic short syllable, whereas an anglophone tonic syllable is equivalent to a classic long syllable.

Iambic pentameter is, therefore, a verse composed of five pairs of short / long syllables, or atonic / tonic syllables. If the short / long or atonic / tonic pattern were to be reversed, producing a five-pair long / short verse, or unstressed tonic / atonic, this verse would be described as an example of exchangeable pentameter

You might be interested in
Can some one help me to answer theses questions ?
Slav-nsk [51]

Answer:

How to add a great answer?

Explanation:

ADD YOUR ANSWER

3 0
3 years ago
Which best describes an action appropriate to the publishing stage of writing a letter to the editor? identifying evidence that
FromTheMoon [43]
The correct answer would be C) <span>mailing the letter or submitting it as directed by the instructions on the publication’s website.</span>
6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
In what way is the character Rikki-Tikki in “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” similar to the character Casey in “Casey’s Revenge?
Radda [10]

Answer:

They both go after what they want.

Explanation:

They never give up they are very ambitious

6 0
3 years ago
“Charles” Questions
Natasha2012 [34]

Answer:

What are the questions?

8 0
3 years ago
Why does the swallow dead body most likely smybolize
vovangra [49]

Hunger, and loss laziness and greed anger and jealously love and devotion

6 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Describe the history and current status of the word ain’t.
    14·1 answer
  • Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex? It is warm and breezy at the beach. A. simple B. compound C. complex
    15·1 answer
  • Which excerpt from Text 2 best demonstrates the theme?
    10·1 answer
  • Thinking of song lyrics: "Late Nights, midway is when I feel______" (Has to rhyme with grey) And this is the next line if it hel
    7·2 answers
  • Write an objective summary of this excerpt from Seth Low’s speech
    8·2 answers
  • Which of the following elements in a literary selection would help identify a passage as a comedy rather than another genre of f
    11·2 answers
  • What affect does it have to Include the following simile: “ A wave like huge snake with its head held high, poised to strike, wa
    12·1 answer
  • Can somebody help me for 10 points?
    7·1 answer
  • Based on part two trifles the symbolism of the dead bird implies that mr Wright
    13·1 answer
  • How is everyone today? :3
    6·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!