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can someone put this into iambic pentameter


Juliet you are as gorgeous as the sun
Your smile brightens the darkness in my heart
You keep me upbeat even when times are tough
Without you I would live in the dark night
But, together we side in the bright night
I locked up my heart for the right person
And the one who won my heart, won my love.
That individual, my love, was you
You asked for my heart, and you got it all
Now all I ask in return is your love
All I need is your love Juliet Capulet
You are, and will always be my bett’r half
My beloved, you are the light of my life
I hope our love isn't ended by a knife

2007-11-02 08:40:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Homework Help

2 answers

I won't do it for you, but I will explain how:

Rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables; these small groups of syllables are called 'feet'. The word 'iambic' describes the type of foot that is used. The word 'pentameter' indicates that a line has five of these 'feet'.

An iambic foot is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. We could write the rhythm like this:
da DUM

A line of iambic pentameter is five iambic feet in a row:
da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM

2007-11-02 09:06:22 · answer #1 · answered by belizeable 4 · 0 0

In addition to what Theonyx said, iambic pentameter (the "pent" root is Latin for 5 as in the Pentagon in Washington, DC), it's the most popular poetic meter because it imitates the human heartbeat. If you had a stethoscope, you would hear your heart and be able to set your (excellent) poem to your heart's rhythm

2007-11-02 16:17:53 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0 0

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