iambic pentameter

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Phonetic Respelling: [ (eye-am-bik pen-tam-uh-tuhr) ]

Definition: Play

n. a common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable

Sentence: Play Play

Sonnets are often written in iambic pentameter.

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Sonnets are often written in iambic pentameter.

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Synonyms: Play

meter in poetry; poetry meter; rhythm in poetry

Antonyms: Play

novel

How many syllables in iambic pentameter?

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