iambic

Example Sentences

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"This is the biggest mountain because I was always worried about the iambic pentameter, about blank verse, and not being trained as an actor," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2024

But LLMs have also managed to ace the bar exam, explain the Higgs boson in iambic pentameter, and make an attempt to break up their users’ marriage.

From Scientific American • May 11, 2023

When schoolchildren are taught to imitate the structure of a haiku or the short-long thrum of iambic pentameter, they are effectively learning to follow algorithmic constraints.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023

“I don’t have any interest in the challenges of the iambic pentameter.”

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

“Yes” “There are fourteen lines, I believe, all in iambic pentameter. That’s a very strict rhythm or meter, yes?”

From "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle