What is iambie pentameter?

Answer 1

Iambic pentameter is a style of writing or speaking where a soft syllable follows a hard syllable. It sounds natural to the ears of English Speaking People. Most poetry is written in iambic pentameter. Many songs and hymns use the technique. Shakespeare used it for his plays. (A few places exist in his plays where he deliberately did not use it.) Think of a poem and speak it aloud. You are probably using iambic pentameter.

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Correction to crossed out error:

it should read "... a soft syllable is followed by a hard syllable."

The iamb, a "foot" or "measure", consists of two syllables, only the second accented (as in "good-bye")

and ...

Pentameter: five measures (feet) to the line

Answer 2

Iambic pentameter - meter in a verse or line of prose that has the following stresses of syllables: da DA da DA da DA da DA da DA