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Question 19 • Language Arts 10

Which statements describe iambic pentameter as it is used in Shakespearean sonnets? Choose two correct answers.

Answer
A
A sonnet contains five rhyme schemes.
B
In a group of two syllables, the second is stressed.
C
Each line contains five metrical feet.
D
There are five lines in every metrical foot.
E
In two-word pairs, the second word is stressed.
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