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26 June, 13:51

Which meter is used in these lines from Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?

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,

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  1. 26 June, 14:06
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    The meter for Sonnet 18 is the same used for all of Shakespeare's sonnets: iambic pentameter.

    The iambic pentameter indicates the rythm of the poem is that of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (iambic), which is repeated 5 times in each line (pentameter).

    For example:

    Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

    There are 5 unstressed and 5 stressed syllables.
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