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What is iambic pentameter?


Alines of poetry with a rhyme scheme of ABABABABAB

Bpoetry that uses precise imagery and an irregular meter

Cpoetry written in praise of a love’s beauty compared to nature

Dlines of poetry with a pattern of 10 unaccented and accented syllables

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The answer is D.

An iamb is two syllables (one unaccented then one accented). Put five of them together ("penta" meaning five) and you get ten syllables per line.

DavidOrrell

The answer is D - each iamb is a 'de-dum', with the 'de' forming the unaccented syllable and the 'dum' forming the accented one. This is a highly rhythmic form favoured by Shakespeare among others, and is pleasing to the ear - there are five iambs in each line.

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