Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iambic pentameter

/aɪˈæmbɪk pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: iambic pen-tame-ter
IPA: /aɪˈæmbɪk pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poetic meter consisting of lines with five iambic feet each, meaning the even syllables are dominant.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.)"

Usage

Inflected Forms

iambic pentameters (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce iambic pentameter?: The recorded pronunciation is /aɪˈæmbɪk pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/.
What does iambic pentameter mean?: A poetic meter consisting of lines with five iambic feet each, meaning the even syllables are dominant.

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