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Penguinup Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Iambic pentameter
Which of the folowing sentences contain iambic pentameter?
“When all the birds are faint with the hot sun” | |
| “A bit of brightness strikes into the forest” | |
| “Tomorrow, I’ll sit at the table when company comes.” | “O Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done” |
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Hi, The first one is written in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter consists of ten syllables with five iambs. Iamb - metrical foot with an unstressed (unaccented) syllable followed by a stressed (accented) syllable.
- Hi, The first one is written in iambic pentameter.
- Iambic pentameter consists of ten syllables with five iambs.
- Iamb - metrical foot with an unstressed (unaccented) syllable followed by a stressed (accented) syllable.
- Unaccented syllables are marked ‘ u ’, whereas accented syllables are marked ‘ / ’ (forward slash).
- Edit: Since there is an issue with the forum's code, accented syllables are written in bold while unaccented syllables aren't.
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Hi,
The first one is written in iambic pentameter.
Iambic pentameter consists of ten syllables with five iambs.
Iamb - metrical foot with an unstressed (unaccented) syllable followed by a stressed (accented) syllable.
Unaccented syllables are marked ‘u’, whereas accented syllables are marked ‘/’ (forward slash).
Edit: Since the
The first one is written in iambic pentameter.
Iambic pentameter consists of ten syllables with five iambs.
Iamb - metrical foot with an unstressed (unaccented) syllable followed by a stressed (accented) syllable.
Unaccented syllables are marked ‘u’, whereas accented syllables are marked ‘/’ (forward slash).
Edit: Since the
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