Friday, May 6, 2011

Please give examples of iambic pentameter structure.

Iambic pentameter is one of the most used of all rhythm
patterns in English poetry. Five sets of one unstressed syllable followed by one
stressed syllable make up one line of iambic pentameter verse. Iambic pentameter refers
only to the rhythm of the language being used. It has nothing to do with any rhyme
scheme that may or may not be present. Examples of this pattern in use could include
many of the writings of William Shakespeare. In the quotes below, the bold syllables are
stressed - five pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables in each
line.


"If music
be the food of
love, play on" (Twelfth Night,
Act 1 Scene 1)


"Thou art
thyself, though not a
Montague." (Romeo and Juliet,
Act 2 Scene 2)


"Who is it
in the press that
calls on me?" (Julius Ceasar,
Act 1 Scene 2)

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