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IAMBIC PENTAMETER
HOW TO DO IT
Iambic Pentameter has 10 syllables.
5 unstressed, 5 stressed
“This holy shrine the gentle sin is this”
This ho ly shrine the gen tle sin is this
1 iambic foot
You must have 5 of these for it to be iambic
PENTameter
“Whose woods these are I think I know”
While
1
this follows the correct rhythm…
2
3
4
Whose woods these are I think I know
It’s
not iambic PENTameter because there are
only 4 iambic feet
Beat out the following to see if they
are iambic pentameter or not!
Good
pilgrim you do wrong your hand too
much
I
strike quickly being moved
Hark
ye, your Romeo will be here at night
Beat these out and tell whether
they are iambic pentameter or not
Or
else beshrew them both
I
say silver sound because musicians
sound for silver
Oh
pardon me for bringing these ill news
Oh,
teach me how I should forget to think
ANSWERS
Good pilgrim you do wrong your hand too much (YES)
I strike quickly being moved (NO)
Hark ye, your Romeo will be here at night (YES)
Or else beshrew them both (NO)
I say silver sound because musicians sound for silver (NO)
Oh pardon me for bringing these ill news (YES)
Oh, teach me how I should forget to think (YES)