pentameter
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- noun
- /pɛnˈtæmətər/
- Literature
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pentámetro
- Once he departed from iambic pentameter, he was gone forever—unlike, say, Theodore Roethke, who made periodic escapes and returns.
- iambic pentameter
- pentameter line
- pentameter couplets
If you think of Edwin Arlington Robinson or Conrad Aiken, they were riding long pentameters spun out.
- If you think of Edwin Arlington Robinson or Conrad Aiken, they were riding long pentameters spun out.
- I was drawn to something that disturbed and depurified iambic pentameter.
Examples
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Now, who'd like to repeat the last few lines of iambic pentameter just to show they were paying attention?
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Iambic pentameter, the words of the great poets.
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Do you want this in iambic pentameter?
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Well, you know you wrote it in a kind of iambic pentameter.
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Mother says the person who can master the rhythm of the iambic pentameter can master the English language.
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In Shakespeare, you have iambic pentameter.
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Was my pentameter off?
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Perhaps the characters are strong, the dialogue is realistic, and the word choice is melodic and in perfect iambic pentameter.
Academic text (2009) -
The poem is written in rhymed, iambic pentameter pairs of lines, often with a punctuated pause at the end of each couplet.
Academic text (2017) -
A line of poetry written in pentameter often consists of five feet, creating a rhythmic flow.
Synonyms
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A single row of words in a poem that forms meaning or rhythm
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A single line of a poem often found in classical poetry
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A single row of words that is part of a poem
A single line of a poem with its own rhythm
How Many Feet
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pentameter comes from penta- 'five' and -meter 'measure', like in pentagon which has five sides and in the word meter which is a way to measure. So a pentameter is a line of poetry made of five measures, or five main beats.