All the lines below come from William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18." Select the line (s) that use iambic feet. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" "Thou art more lovely and more temperate:" "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May," "And summer's lease hath all too short a date:" None of the above use iambic feet. All of the above use iambic feet.

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Charlotte Avila

6 February, 11:37

All the lines below come from William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18." Select the line (s) that use iambic feet. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" "Thou art more lovely and more temperate:" "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May," "And summer's lease hath all too short a date:" None of the above use iambic feet. All of the above use iambic feet.

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Answer: All of the above use iambic feet.

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Iambic pentameter is a rhyme scheme in which each line in a sonnet consists of ten syllables. This is a meter preferred in Shakespeare's sonnets. The syllables consist of five pairs, that are called iambic feet. In this specific rhythm, the unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable, which is repeated five times. In Sonnet 18, all of the lines listed contain iambic feet.