Which elements qualify this poem as a shakespearean sonnet? check all that apply,
a)three quatrains and one couplet
b)line of poetry with five metrical feet
c)abba, cddc, effe, gg rhyme scheme
d)rhyming sounds at the beginning of lines
e)unstressed and stressed syllable groups

The answers are: A) Three quatrains and one couplet, B) Line of poetry with five metrical feet, and E) unstressed and stressed syllable groups

Explanation:

That's the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet. Also, the rhyming scheme of a Shakespearean is ababcdcdefefgg not abbacddceffegg and the rhyming sounds are at the end of lines, not the beginning.

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.