How many iambs per line does a shakespearean sonnet contain?
two iambs
three iambs
four iambs
five iambs

The correct answer is .

Further Explanation:

Sonnets are the poems written in fourteen lines. Two types of sonnets are known popularly in the history of English. One is Petrarchan sonnet and the other is a Shakespearean sonnet. Shakespeare wrote his sonnets in a very different way. Shakespearean sonnets are also known as English sonnet. The sonnet is divided into three quatrains and a couplet. A quatrain consists of four lines and a couplet consists of two lines. The rhyme scheme of Shakespearean sonnet is abab cdcd efef gg.

Petrarchan sonnets are different from Shakespearean in the rhyme scheme. Petrarchan sonnet is made up of rhyming octave and a rhyming sestet. The rhyme scheme is abbaabba cdcdcd. Shakespearean sonnets are written in iambic pentameter. Iambic consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. Each line consists of five iambs which are termed to be as iambic pentameter. Every line consisted of ten syllables. Each quatrain consists of one idea and the couplet comprises of the summary or the conclusion of the sonnet. Shakespeare has written a total of 154 sonnets. The first 127 sonnets are about a young man. The sonnets focus on qualities of the young man and it praises him. The remaining sonnets are attributed to a dark lady.

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Answer details:

Grade: Senior School

Subject: English Literature

Chapter: Sonnet

Keywords:

Sonnet, Shakespearean sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, iambic pentameter, 127, 154, quatrains, couplets,rhyme.

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