Iambic pentameter

A verse rhythm with five pairs of syllables per line, usually moving from an unstressed syllable to a stressed syllable.

Verse with five metrical feet per line, each normally consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A verse rhythm with five feet per line, each normally consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A metrical pattern of five iambs per line, each normally consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A metre with five feet per line, each normally consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A verse rhythm with five iambic feet per line, each normally moving from an unstressed syllable to a stressed syllable.

A verse rhythm with five iambic feet per line; each iamb normally consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A metrical pattern of five feet per line, each normally consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A verse rhythm normally consisting of five pairs of syllables per line, each pair moving from an unstressed syllable to a stressed syllable.

A metre with five iambic feet per line; an iamb usually consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A line of verse normally containing five pairs of syllables, each moving from an unstressed to a stressed syllable.

A line of verse usually containing five metrical feet, each with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Poets can vary this pattern for emphasis.

A metrical pattern of five feet per line, each normally containing an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A verse rhythm organised into five metrical feet per line, usually with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable in each foot.

A metrical pattern of five iambic feet per line, each normally containing an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A metre usually containing five iambs per line, each consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A line of verse normally containing five pairs of syllables, each with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A metrical pattern containing five feet per line, each normally consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A verse rhythm with five metrical feet per line, each normally consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A verse rhythm based on five pairs of syllables per line, each typically moving from an unstressed syllable to a stressed syllable. Shakespeare varies this pattern.

A verse rhythm with five feet per line, each normally moving from an unstressed syllable to a stressed syllable.

A metrical pattern of five feet per line, each normally consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A verse rhythm normally containing five pairs of syllables, with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable in each pair.

A verse rhythm with five feet per line, each normally consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A verse rhythm usually consisting of five pairs of syllables, each with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A metre usually built from five pairs of syllables per line, with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable in each pair.

A verse rhythm normally consisting of five pairs of syllables, each with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A metre with five feet per line, each normally consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A verse rhythm usually consisting of five pairs of syllables per line, with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable in each pair.

A line of verse with five metrical feet, each normally consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.