How is blank verse different than a sonnet?
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How is blank verse different than a sonnet?
Iambic Pentameter:
In order to understand blank verse and sonnets, we need to know what iambic pentameter means. This is a poetic device in which each line is made up of ten syllables, with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one.
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View this answerAlthough both blank verse and sonnets are written in iambic pentameter, there are two main differences between them:
- A sonnet is a poem composed of...
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Chapter 7 / Lesson 1Learn the definition of blank verse, examine its features, and discover its difference from free verse. Review examples of poems in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
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