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? check all that apply.

a. and
b. of-
c. -ten
d. is
e. his
f. gold
g. com-

The correct answers are: B, D and F

Sonnet 18 has an Iambic pentameter. This means that un unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed one.

Therefore the syllables Amber has to stress are the even ones: the second, the fourth, the sixth.

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

homework should not be banned because it tells the teacher if you were paying attention in class or not. it assures the teacher that you understand the material so you can move on to different material.