81008
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Writing a Shakespearean Sonnet

Question 81008 • GA-Literature and Composition I

Imagine you are writing a sonnet in which you want to describe daisies dancing in the wind. Which line expresses this idea in iambic pentameter?

Answer
A
The daisies dance like ballerinas when the wind blows.
B
The daisies dance gracefully.
C
The daisies dance and sway along with me.
D
The daisies dance in gusting wind.

Explanation

Iambic pentameter has five pairs of syllables, with the stress falling on the second syllable of each pair. Line C can be read as “the DAI | sies DANCE | and SWAY | a LONG | with ME,” giving five iambs and ten syllables. The other lines do not fit this five-beat pattern.

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