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What is the typical meter used in sonnets?

AIambic pentameter

BTrochaic tetrameter

CAnapestic trimeter

DDactylic hexameter

Answer:

A. Iambic pentameter

Read Explanation:

Iambic pentameter is the standard meter in most English sonnets:

  • 5 feet per line

  • Each foot = 1 unstressed + 1 stressed syllable

  • Example: Shall I / comPARE / thee TO / a SUM / mer’s DAY


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