iambic pentameter
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
In place of Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter, Park writes in sharp, staccato rhythms, with short lines that drive through the scenes a few syllables at a time.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2022
This being so, Leithauser’s chapters cover such seemingly ho-hum subjects as iambic pentameter, iambic tetrameter, the stanza, enjambment, rhyming and wordplay.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022
“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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
