Question

read shakespeare’s “sonnet 100.”
where art thou, muse, that thou forget’st so long
to speak of that which gives thee all thy might?
spend’st thou thy fury on some worthless song,
darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?
return, forgetful muse, and straight redeem
in gentle numbers time so idly spent;
sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteem
and gives thy pen both skill and argument.
rise, resty muse, my love’s sweet face survey,
if time have any wrinkle graven there;
if any, be a satire to decay,
and make time’s spoils despised every where.
give my love fame faster than time wastes life;
so thou prevent’st his scythe and crooked knife.
the underlined section is referred to as a(n)
○ couplet
○ iamb.
○ pentameter.
○ quatrain.

Explanation:

A quatrain is a stanza of four lines. The underlined section (the first four lines: "Where art thou, Muse...Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?") has four lines, fitting the definition of a quatrain. A couplet is two lines, an iamb is a metrical foot, and pentameter refers to a line with five metrical feet (not a stanza structure).

Answer:

quatrain