Excerpt from sonnet 116
william shakespeare

let me not to the marriage of true minds
admit impediments; love is not love
which alters when it alteration finds,
or bends with the remover to remove:
o, no, it is an ever-fixed mark, 5
that looks on tempests and is never shaken;
it is the star to every wand’ring bark,
whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.
love’s not time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
within his bending sickle’s compass come; 10
love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
but bears it out even to the edge of doom.
it this be error and upon me proved,
i never writ, nor no man ever loved.

which best explains why this poem's rhythmical pattern is identified as iambic pentameter?

a. each line is a line of verse with ten metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.

b. each line is a line of verse with ten metrical feet, each consisting of one long (or stressed) syllable followed by one short (or unstressed) syllable.

c. each line is a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.

d. each line is a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one long (or stressed) syllable followed by one short (or unstressed) syllable.

Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and is essential to good health. magnesium is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. it maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keep bones strong, keep one’s heart rhythm steady, and supports a healthy immune system. magnesium also regulate blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood pressure, and may play a role in energy metabolism and protein synthesis. doctors and scientists are trying to determine whether magnesium may play a role in preventing and managing disorders such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. which is the main idea of this paragraph? a. the role of magnesium in human nutrition is being studied intensely. b. magnesium may be related to the body’s metabolism and other healthy functions. c. magnesium appears to contribute to hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. d. magnesium and a healthy immune system are separate diseases.

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