Iambic pentameter
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title:
Iambic pentameter
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Iambic pentameter is a type of metric line used in traditional English poetry and verse drama. The term describes the rhythm, or meter, established by the words in each line. Rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables called "feet". "Iambic" indicates that the type of foot used is the iamb, which in English is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. "Pentameter" indicates that each line has five "feet". Iambic pentameter is the most common meter in English poetry. It was fir
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Metric line consisting of five iambic feet
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iambic_pentameter
date created:
2001-11-11T15:12:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T12:06:14Z
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