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Which lines are in iambic pentameter?
Which two lines vary from the pattern?
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This is a Shakespearean sonnet, 14 lines in iambic pentameter. All the lines are in nominally in iambic pentameter, but line 4 has 11 syllables, instead of the required 10, and in line 8, the first word "Kennels" has the stress on the first syllable, instead of on the second syllable, as required in strict iambic pentameter.
- This is a Shakespearean sonnet, 14 lines in iambic pentameter.
- All the lines are in nominally in iambic pentameter, but line 4 has 11 syllables, instead of the required 10, and in line 8, the first word "Kennels" has the stress on the first syllable, instead of on the second syllable, as required in strict iambic pentameter.
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This is a Shakespearean sonnet, 14 lines in iambic pentameter. All the lines are in nominally in iambic pentameter, but line 4 has 11 syllables, instead of the required 10, and in line 8, the first word "Kennels" has the stress on the first syllable, instead of on the second syllable, as required in strict iambic pentameter.
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