Question

For which of the following would Shakespeare use iambic pentameter? A. a supernatural character B. a soliloquy C. a letter D. a passionate speech

Answer 1

Answer :

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'iambic pentameter' as 'a style of writing poems in lines of ten syllables with emphasis on the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth syllable.'

Iambic Pentameter has been widely used by William Shakespeare in his plays and sonnets.

B. Shakespeare would use iambic pentameter for a soliloquy.

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'soliloquy' as 'a speech in a play which the character speaks to himself or herself or to the people watching rather than to the other characters.'

Answer 2

He uses the iambic pentameter in soliloquy. The iambic pentameter lines consist of ten syllabels(10).

He always uses them in his plays and sonnets. The word iambic is used to denote to the  of foot used.

Feet is a small group of syllables in which the rythm is measured. The iambic pentameter is used in most of the english poems.