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.
Shakespeare's sonnets are written in iambic pentameter, with the exception of Sonnet 145, which is written in iambic tetrameter. Shakespeare's style of writing and metre choice were typical of the day, and other writings of the time influenced how he structured his compositions.