THE PROCEDURE: A relatively simple bedside procedure in which one inserts a needle into the abdomen, thereby evacuating either a small amount of ascites fluid for diagnostic purposes, or large amounts of fluid for therapeutic purposes. It is the most cost-effective means of determining the cause of ascites.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The meter of a sonnet is called the  Iambic Pentameter. The meter of a sonnet is called the  Iambic Pentameter.
1 A sonnet is a very structured form of poetry. There are various forms that a sonnet can take. Each form of sonnet has strict rules for length, rhythm, and rhyme. Each form employs iambic pentameter - that is, ten syllables in each line, with the even syllables being the stressed syllables. Each form also includes a volta - a turn or twist in the theme that invites the reader to look at the subject from a new angle. However, there are some slight differences that will help you to tell the following sonnet forms apart. 2 The oldest form of sonnet was created in the thirteenth century. Italian poet Giacomo da Lentini developed it.