Pentameter

Pentameter (Ancient Greek: πεντάμετρος, 'measuring five (feet)') is a term describing the meter of a poem.[1] A poem is said to be written in a particular pentameter when the lines of the poem have the length of five metrical feet.[1] A metrical foot is, in classical poetry, a combination of two or more short or long syllables in a specific order; although this "does not provide an entirely reliable standard of measurement" in heavily accented Germanic languages such as English.[2] In these languages it is defined as a combination of one stressed and one or two unstressed syllables in a specific order.[2]

In English verse, pentameter has been the most common meter used ever since the 1500s; early examples include some of Geoffrey Chaucer's work in the 1300s.[1] The most common foot is the iamb, resulting in iambic pentameter.[1] Most English sonnets are written in iambic pentameter.[1] It is also the meter used by Shakespeare in his blank-verse tragedies.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Pentameter | Description & Examples | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  2. ^ a b "Foot | Rhythm, Meter, Poetry | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.


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