What is iambic pentameter, and what is an example of it? This is for poetry.

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Hella · Answer 1 · 2018-06-27T07:36:00+0000

iambic pentameter follows an abababab rhythmic pattern.

Example:

"What light through yonder window breaks?"

See how the rhythm sounds when you read that sentence:

what light (ab) through yon - (ab) der win- (ab) dow breaks?

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