Question

Amber has been asked to identify the meter of "Sonnet 18." She is highlighting the syllables that should be stressed. And often is his gold complexion dimm'd Which syllables should Amber highlight? Select 3 options. A. And B. Of- C. -ten D. Is E. His F. Gold G. Com-

Answer 1

Answer:

B)Of-, (d) is , (f)gold

Explanation:

Meter of Sonnet 18. "And often is his gold complexion dimm'd"

The syllables that Amber should highlight are of-, is, and gold. This seems to be the pentameter. there are five feet in it and these syllables all alternate between unstressed and stressed syllables which indicate that the syllables in the poem meter is written in iambic pentameter i.e The five stressed syllables show the meter to be iambic pentameter.The sequence of standard iambic goes in the row between unstressed, stressed, follow by an unstressed, stressed syllables.