answersLogoWhite

0

usually 10

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How many iambs are found in this line from Sonnet 18?

There are five iambic feet in a line from Sonnet 18 which consists of ten syllables alternating in stress pattern, such as: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"


How many syllables are in the line shall you compare thee to a summers day?

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"


How many beats does a sonnet have?

A sonnet isn't defined in terms of beats. Its characteristic feature is being 14 lines long. There have been different variants of the 14 lines over the ages, but it started with the Petrarchan sonnet in Italy, and the main variants in English have been the Shakespearean and Miltonic sonnets. The Shakespearean sonnet is written in iambic pentameter (that is, each line has five feet in the order of unstressed-stressed syllables, for a total of 10 syllables per line). Perhaps that's what you're thinking of.


How many lines are there in a sonnet and what is its meter?

A sonnet typically consists of 14 lines. The most common meter for a sonnet is iambic pentameter, which means each line has 10 syllables with a stress on every second syllable.


How many words are in a sonnet?

A sonnet typically has 14 lines, so if you want to get technical, it usually contains around 140-160 words. But hey, who's counting when you're crafting beautiful poetry? Just make sure you nail those rhymes and rhythms, honey.


Are the lines in a sonnet are written with twice as many stressed syllables?

No, the lines in a sonnet typically have the same number of stressed syllables as other forms of poetry, such as iambic pentameter. The rhyme scheme and structure of a sonnet are what differentiate it from other forms of poetry.


How many lines is an English sonnet?

A Shakespearean, or English, sonnet consists of 14 lines, each line containing ten syllables and written in iambic pentameter, in which a pattern of an unemphasized syllable followed by an emphasized syllable is repeated five times.


How many syllables are in the second line?

"The second line" has four syllables.


How many syllables are there in line high is sky?

There is 4 syllables in "line high is sky". The syllables are line-high-is-sky.


In a sonnet how many iambs are there to each line?

5


The second line of a haiku has how many syllables?

in second line of a haiku there is 7 syllables


How many syllables does the first line of a haiku have?

5 syllables