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Writing a Shakespearean Sonnet

Question 9 • GA-Literature and Composition I

Which line is written in iambic pentameter?

Answer
A
Chirping birds sound the alarm that spring has returned
B
The birds’ return reminds the world of spring
C
Birds and spring are in the air today
D
Spring is a sky full of birds

Explanation

Iambic pentameter has five pairs of syllables, usually with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. In “The birds’ return reminds the world of spring,” the rhythm can be read as “the BIRDS’ | reTURN | reMINDS | the WORLD | of SPRING,” giving five iambs.

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