iambic pentameter

1. The most common meter in English verse . It consists of a line ten syllables long that is accented on every second beat ( see blank verse ). These lines in iambic pentameter are from , by William Shakespeare :

   ĭn sóoth,/ĭ knów/nŏt whý/ĭ ám/sŏ sád.

   ĭt wéa/riĕs mé;/yŏu sáy/ĭt wéa/riĕs yóu….

Example Sentences

The lovers speak entirely in iambic pentameter, which works much better than it should.

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The meter is iambic pentameter; but the first foot of the second line is a trochee, and emphasizes thoughts with fine effect.

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It consists of nine verses, the first eight being iambic pentameter, and the ninth line iambic hexameter, or Alexandrine.

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Unrhymed poetry, usually in iambic pentameter measure, is known as blank verse.

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The sonnet is a lyric poem consisting of fourteen iambic pentameter lines.

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He first gives his reasons for preferring iambic pentameter to the Reinartsvers, which some might think best to use.

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