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2 years ago
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What is iambic pentameter?

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tester [92]2 years ago
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Iambic pentameter is a pattern of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable repeated five times in a line.

Answer: Option A

<u>Explanation:</u>

 In English, every poem or poetry consist of a kind of metric line, and that line is basically called as Iambic pentameter. There are plenty of poems that are an example of Iambic pentameter such as-  Ode to Autumn, Holey Sonnet, Macbeth, and many more. When a short vowel sound if followed by a long syllable that is when an Iambic pentameter is formed. In today’s modern English poetry use of such pattern has become rare.

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