iambic pentameter
Definitions
A poetic meter consisting of lines with five iambic feet each, meaning the even syllables are dominant.
Equivalents
4 more languages
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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