How does a story’s time period provide the reader with a reference point?

sonnet 130 follows the typical rhyme scheme of the form abab cdcd efef gg and is composed in iambic pentameter,a type of a poetic metre based on five pairs of metrically weak/strong syllabic positions.the first line exemplifies iambic pentameter.

i believe that is the truth if thats what you where asking for

16.) true

17.) true

18.) no information in the text

19.) false

20.) no information in the text