iambic pentameter
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Other decisions are matters of policy: Should a translator preserve Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
At the same time, there is a sort of Shakespearean lilt to much of of it; many lines, in my random examination, resolve into iambic pentameter.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
The pair haven't been afraid to experiment over the years, having produced an entirely silent episode, one all in iambic pentameter and now, in the final series, an episode filmed from a doorbell camera.
From BBC • May 4, 2024
In 2010, Lee found herself on Broadway in a revival of “La Bête,” a comedy in iambic pentameter set in the 17th century and starring David Hyde Pierce and Joanna Lumley.
From New York Times • May 31, 2023
“Chickens with a knack for iambic pentameter? Dr. Lumley, I think you’re on to something. Ba-BUCK, ba-BUCK, ba-BUCK, ba-BUCK, ba-BUCK!”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
