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Definition of pentameter - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
poetryTECH. poetic meter where each line has five feetTECH.
- Shakespeare often used pentameter in his plays.
2.
literatureTECH. line of verse consisting of five metrical feetTECH.
- The poet composed his verses in strict pentameter..
Expressions with pentameter
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line of verse with five metrical feet, each unstressed then stressed
Shakespeare often wrote in iambic pentameter..
Origin of pentameter
Greek, pente (five) + metron (measure)
Terms with pentameter included in their meaning
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poetry
unrhymed iambic pentameter lines
literature
pair of rhyming lines in iambic pentameter
poetic meter
rhymed iambic pentameter often used for epic-style narrative
literature
poem in alternating hexameter and pentameter lines
stage lines
iambic pentameter used for elevated themes
metrical forms
classical hexameter or iambic pentameter
literature
quatrain in iambic pentameter with abab rhyme scheme
poetry form
poetic form consisting of alternating lines of dactylic hexameter and pentameter
poetry form
stanza consisting of four lines of iambic pentameter
stanza form
eight iambic pentameter lines rhyming abababcc
poetry form
seven-line stanza of iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of ABABBCC
Examples of pentameter in a sentence
His mastery of pentameter was evident in the poem. Shakespeare often wrote in iambic pentameter. The student struggled to write a poem in pentameter.
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- French:pentamètre, ...
- German:Pentameter, ...
- Italian:pentametro, ...
- Spanish:pentámetro, ...
- Portuguese:pentâmetro, ...
- Chinese:五步格律, 五音步诗行, ...
- Japanese:五歩格, ...
- Arabic:خُماسِي التَّفْعِيلَة, بِنْتَامِيتِر, ...
- Hebrew:פֶּנְטָמֵטֶר, ...
- Russian:пентаметр, ...
- Ukrainian:пентаметр, ...
- Hindi:पंचपदी छंद, पंचपदी छंद-पंक्ति, ...
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