For those, like me, who have a hard time figuring out what the fuss is about.
Iambic pentameter (/aɪˌæmbɪk pɛnˈtæmɪtər/ eye-AM-bik pen-TAM-it-ər) 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 (as in a-BOVE). “Pentameter” indicates that each line has five “feet”.
A standard line of iambic pentameter is five iambic feet in a row:
da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
When I do count the clock that tells the time (Shakespeare’s 12th Sonnet)
Averagemoe about 1 month ago
If you really want to insult someone in ye-olde fasioned speak, call them a zounderkite.
eddi-TBH about 1 month ago
For those, like me, who have a hard time figuring out what the fuss is about.
Iambic pentameter (/aɪˌæmbɪk pɛnˈtæmɪtər/ eye-AM-bik pen-TAM-it-ər) 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 (as in a-BOVE). “Pentameter” indicates that each line has five “feet”.
A standard line of iambic pentameter is five iambic feet in a row:
da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
When I do count the clock that tells the time (Shakespeare’s 12th Sonnet)
sirbadger about 1 month ago
My mother said that she and her best friend started insulting each other and then they stopped being friends.
amaneaux about 1 month ago
Shakespearean flyting! Great idea!
asrialfeeple about 1 month ago
I bet Felicia would be great at that.
Uncle Kenny about 1 month ago
Millie. Now, Ozy, see your fur is falling out!
Ozy. O Zounds, ’tis true, but yours be worse!
ZarPaulus about 1 month ago
The start of Iambic Pent-slammeter.