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Please Help.

can someone tell me what the 'iambic pentameter' in english lit means?I m crap with these termines.

IZZY!

can someone tell me what the 'iambic pentameter' in english lit means?I m crap with these termines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iambic_pentameter

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isn't it what shakespeare used in his lyrics....5 beats or something?

OP

thanks

OP

Sabrina1985

isn't it what shakespeare used in his lyrics....5 beats or something?

yer. But I m revising poetry of English lit.There are couple of pre-1914 poems, which are written in iambic pentameter style. What is the purpose of using it?

Xx Tomásíona - Mháire xX

IZZY!

can someone tell me what the 'iambic pentameter' in english lit means?I m crap with these termines.

each line has 10 syllables and it its the same throughout the piece :biggrin:

:biggrin:

its use is to create a steady rhythm :biggrin:

:biggrin:

xoxo

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