Amber has been asked to identify the meter of "Sonnet 18." She is highlighting the syllables that should be stressed.

And often is his gold complexion dimm'd

Which syllables should Amber highlight? Select 3 options.

And

of-

-ten

is

his

gold

com-

The three options that should be highlighted are:

of-

is

gold

Explanation:

Sonnet 18 was written in iambic pentameter -- a five-time repetition of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. That means the very first syllable of the line is unstressed, but the one following it is stressed. The same pattern continues till the end of the line. If we were to highlight all the stressed syllables in the line given in the question, it would look like this:

And often is his gold complexion dimm'd

Since the question asks us to choose three out of the options given, they should be:

of-

is

gold

Of-

Is

Gold

Explanation:

Just took quiz

*meditation

*music

*reading

*playing games

*going out to eat

the answer is academic paper

and the second should be college professor