iambic pentameter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /aɪˈæmbɪk pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A poetic meter consisting of lines with five iambic feet each, meaning the even syllables are dominant.
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.)
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| iambic pentameters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
it pentametro giambico (a poetic meter) · de jambischer Fünfheber (a poetic meter) · tr beşli ölçü (a poetic meter) · eo kvinjambo (a poetic meter) · ro pentametru iambic (a poetic meter) · cmn 抑揚格五音步詩 /抑扬格五音步诗 (a poetic meter) · pt pentâmetro iâmbico (a poetic meter) · es pentámetro yámbico (a poetic meter) · sv jambisk pentameter (a poetic meter) · fr pentamètre iambique (a poetic meter) · fi jambinen pentametri (a poetic meter) · pl pentametr jambiczny (a poetic meter)