How many syllables are in each line of a poem written in iambic pentameter?

Question

Question 6 options:

A)

7

B)

5

C)

17

D)

10

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) 10.

Iambic pentameter consists of five iambs (a metrical foot with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable), resulting in a total of ten syllables per line.