Question

which statements describe iambic pentameter as it is used in shakespearean sonnets? select two options
each line contains five metrical feet.
a sonnet contains five rhyme schemes.
there are five lines in every metrical foot.
in two - word pairs, the second word is stressed.
in a group of two syllables, the second is stressed.

Explanation:

• "Each line contains five metrical feet": Iambic pentameter has "penta -" which means five. A metrical foot (an iamb) is a unit of stressed and unstressed syllables. So five metrical feet per line is correct.
• "In a group of two syllables, the second is stressed": An iamb is a metrical foot with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (two - syllable group where the second is stressed).

Answer:

• Each line contains five metrical feet.
• In a group of two syllables, the second is stressed.