Iambic Pentameter?

Question

What is iambic pentameter? Does this poem have it?


An Ocean’s Abyss
My master’s eyes, a black ocean’s abyss;
So piercing, so cold, no sparkle inside.
With lips just pursed, awaits a lover’s kiss.
He tries to forget, a secret to hide.
Dark as the earth, with a twist and a turn;
His moustache covers his sad, forlorn face.
He beckons me on to love and to learn;
He is the plain oak tree, I am the lace.
His forehead, etched with deepened lines galore;
Black hair, spiking up, and a paunch beside,
His ears protrude, need I say more?
But somehow, some way, even if I tried…
There would be his gentle, caring sweet ways,
That surrounds me like bright, faithful sun’s rays!

Answer 1

No. Iambic pentameter has five groups of iambs, and one iamb is two syllables, where the first isn't stressed and the second is, like "Do NOT disTURB my RESTless SLEEP" (I made that up - that actually has only 4 iambs). Most of Shakespeare's work was written in iambic pentameter.

Answer 2

It's five counts of da dum

so "da dum, da dum, da dum, da dum, da dum"

Your poem has it (not the first two lines but after that)

Answer 3

i don't think so....