Is this sonnet written in iambic pentameter?

Question

I wish I knew how to wrtie a sonnet
I wish I knew how long this thing should be
I hope I get a good grade on it
If not an A i'll settle for a B
The rhyme sceme alternates from line to line
through the first three quatrains anyway
then add another pair of lines that rhyme
to emphasize the things I need to say
I hope your expectations are not high
(I need a line right here)
Its not as if I didn't really try
The pressure of the deadline makes it hard
I really want to quit and go to sleep
but not to try would certainly be worse.

****Is this in iambic pentameter? please say yes and help me write the 10th line

Answer 1

Lines 1 and 3 are not in iambic pentameter. Line 1 is two iambs followed by three trochees. Line three is three iambs followed by a dactyl. (In line 6, you might want to change "through" to "throughout.")

Also, the final two lines should rhyme with each other, You sustain the rhyme scheme through the rest of the poem, then toss it out the window at the last minute.

Answer 2

Yes, it certainly is iambic pentameter. Ten syllables per line, or five pairs of syllables; an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Like so: u / u / u / u / u /. You might want to read William Cullen Bryant's "Thanatopsis", a beautiful poem written in unrhymed (blank verse) iambic pentameter.

Answer 3

Well sort of, I think you need to study exactly what you want to achieve.

Answer 4

most of it.