Iambic Pentameter?

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"A summer day hath passed lingers."

Would that be an iambic pentameter?

2006-10-04 16:57:40 · 4 answers · asked by David N 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities

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2006-10-04 17:02:49 · answer #1 · answered by dramaturgerenata78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No. An iambic pentameter comprises of 5 lines of prose with each line containing 10 beats in a staccato-style beat pattern .

"If music be the food of love, play on" is an iambic line, put not iambic pentameter. "pent' means 5. 'iambic' means 2 beat.

2006-10-04 17:08:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

No, iambic pentameter needs 10 syllables.

2006-10-04 17:00:21 · answer #3 · answered by Latrice T 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋

Yea I think it could be

2006-10-04 17:01:08 · answer #4 · answered by Bellina 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋