Well, Stephen, as a rule, hand tools are pretty self-explanatory. But this one stumped me, so I went to http://www.stanleyworks.com to see if they addressed this issue. Sure enough, youâre not alone in wanting to know the answer to this question, as its inclusion in the FAQ section indicates.
Shakespeare's sonnets are written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter, a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of ten syllables. The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet.nly three of Shakespeare's 154 sonnets do not conform to this structure: Sonnet 99, which has 15 lines; Sonnet 126, which has 12 lines; and Sonnet 145, which is written in iambic tetrameter.
Confidence votes 83. Most of the short poems in the publication, Shakespeare's Sonnets were of the same length, 14 lines, and contained a minimum of 140 syllables. However, Sonnet 126 contains only 12 lines and around 120 syllables; Sonnet 145 contains a full 14 lines but only some 112 syllables.onfidence votes 83. Most of the short poems in the publication, Shakespeare's Sonnets were of the same length, 14 lines, and contained a minimum of 140 syllables. However, Sonnet 126 contains only 12 lines and around 120 syllables; Sonnet 145 contains a full 14 lines but only some 112 syllables.