Question 7 • Literature and Composition I
“Sonnet 18” is written in iambic pentameter, which generally alternates an unstressed syllable with a stressed one. The line scans as “and OF | ten IS | his GOLD | com PLEX | ion DIMM’D.” The stressed syllables among the choices are “of-,” “is,” and “gold,” so Amber should highlight choices A, C, and E.
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