Iambic pentameter is a verse form, a rhythm of ten syllables where weak stresses alternate with strong ones, creating a sound like ta-DUM-ta-Dum-ta-DUM-ta-DUM-ta-DUM.
Typical lines showing this rhythm are:
"In sooth I know not why I am so sad." (Merchant of Venice)
"Deny thy father and refuse thy name" (Romeo and Juliet)
"O Hamlet thou hast cleft my heart in twain" (Hamlet)
"Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more!" (Henry V)
"I am a very foolish fond old man" (King Lear)
The gas meter. No, actually, his verse writing is mostly in iambic pentameter.
Sonnets and iambic pentameter blank verse
Iambic pentameter is the type of poetic meter that is commonly associated with William Shakespeare.
Iambic pentameter.
Iambic pentameter.
The gas meter. No, actually, his verse writing is mostly in iambic pentameter.
iambic pentameter
Sonnets and iambic pentameter blank verse
William Shakespeare is a popular poet, who wrote plays and poetry. Shakespeare's works were often written in an iambic pentameter.
Iambic pentameter is the type of poetic meter that is commonly associated with William Shakespeare.
Iambic pentameter.
Iambic pentameter.
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Iambic pentameter.
The Iambic pentameter
iambic pentameter
An example of iambic pentameter is the line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18. This line consists of five iambs (unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable), making it iambic pentameter.