iambic pentameter
iambic pentameter · iambic pentameters
jambischer Fünfheber
A poetic meter consisting of lines with five iambic feet each, meaning the even…A poetic meter consisting of lines with five iambic feet each, meaning the even syllables are dominant.
/aɪˈæmbɪk pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/
» That's not strict iambic pentameter, but it would have been good enough for Chaucer.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A poetic meter consisting of lines with five iambic feet each, meaning the even syllables are dominant.
jambischer Fünfheber
Examples
1 sentencesThat's not strict iambic pentameter, but it would have been good enough for Chaucer.
Translations
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By meaning 1
a poetic meter:
Forms
plural: iambic pentameters| Singular | iambic pentameter |
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regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable