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iambic pentameter

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  1. The most common meter in English verse. It consists of a line ten syllables long that is accented on every second beat (see blank verse). These lines in iambic pentameter are from The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare:

    ĭn sóoth,/ĭ knów/nŏt whý/ĭ ám/sŏ sád.

    ĭt wéa/riĕs mé;/yŏu sáy/ĭt wéa/riĕs yóu….

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