A 14-line lyric poem in iambic pentameter is called?

• A. Free Verse
• B. Lyric
• C. Sonnet
• D. Epic

Answer: (C)

A sonnet is a 14-line lyric poem written in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter means each line has five iambs—an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one—creating a steady, musical rhythm. This precise length and meter define the form, making it a compact vehicle for a single idea, mood, or shift in thought. The tradition includes English (Shakespearean) and Italian (Petrarchan) variants that use fixed rhyme patterns, but the key feature here is the fourteen lines in iambic pentameter. By contrast, a lyric poem is a broad category focused on expression of feeling, free verse has no regular meter, and an epic is a long narrative about heroic deeds. The combination of fourteen lines and iambic pentameter points to a sonnet.