An iamb consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
A line of iambic pentameter contains five iambs, or ten syllables.
Shakespeare uses iambic pentameter in his sonnets.
Which statements about iambic pentameter are true? Check all that apply.
An iamb consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
A line of iambic pentameter contains five iambs, or ten syllables.
A line of iambic pentameter contains four iambs, or eight syllables.
Iambic pentameter does not follow a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Shakespeare uses iambic pentameter in his sonnets.
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