The type of meter Shakespeare used in his sonnets is called

Iambic pentameter

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.

I hope this is good enough:

answer: life tends to copy things that already exists rather than taking old ides and making it into something new

explanation:

i got you covered.. i will do my best