Shakespeare shortened some words in his sonnets such as "featur'd" and "remember'd" in order to do what?

fit the meter

make things easier to understand

shorten the piece

make readers laugh

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Mattie Stafford

26 May, 12:19

Shakespeare shortened some words in his sonnets such as "featur'd" and "remember'd" in order to do what?

fit the meter

make things easier to understand

shorten the piece

make readers laugh

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Julia Thomas · Answer 1

Answer: A) Fit the meter.

Explanation: meter is a poetic device that serves as a linguistic sound pattern for the verses, as it gives poetry a rhythmical and melodious sound. A Shakespearan sonnet is a poem with three quatrains, using a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef, followed by an ending couplet of two lines with a rhyme scheme of gg. From the given options, the one that expresses the reason why Shakespeare shortened some words in his sonnets, is the corresponding to option A: to fit the meter.

Tigger · Answer 2

I believe its

fit the meter

Shakespeare shortened some words in his sonnets such as "featur'd" and "remember'd" in order to do what?fit the metermake things easier to understandshorten the piecemake readers laugh

Shakespeare shortened some words in his sonnets such as "featur'd" and "remember'd" in order to do what?

fit the meter

make things easier to understand

shorten the piece

make readers laugh