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Meaning of iambic pentameter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
aɪˈæmbɪk pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)

Definitions

A poetic meter consisting of lines with five iambic feet each, meaning the even syllables are dominant.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch jambischer Fünfheber
Esperanto kvinjambo
Español pentámetro yámbico
Français pentamètre iambique
Italiano pentametro giambico
Português pentâmetro iâmbico
Română pentametru iambic

Examples

“Yet he didn't recommend Wilson, even though she has undertaken to capture the poem's aural grandeur by rendering it as iambic pentameter. (Nothing signals canonical like employing Shakespeare's favourite meter.)”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

iambic tetrameter iambist Iamblichean Iamblichus iambographer iambus

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