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- noun A
poetic meter consisting of aline with fivefeet in each of which theiamb isdominant .
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uselessness commented on the word iambic pentameter
A star-based unit of measure proposed in 1962 by architect and literary activist Theodor Seuss Geisel. See also sambic pentameter, pentacle, metric system.
May 9, 2007
ecbrenner commented on the word iambic pentameter
Most common meter in poetry and most like speech. It contains five ("penta") iambs per line.
April 12, 2010