Cotyp08 Wrote:I'm taking English Lit next week and I was hoping someone could help me understand this. I've read several explanations and definitions and I'm still not getting it. I've seen examples of sentences, as well as the beat of an iambic pentameter, but I still can't point one out when I see it. I'm a little worried because this is the most basic/common type of structure and from what I've been told the English literature exam consists of almost half analyzing and interpreting questions. Has anyone else had this much trouble grasping this?
I took this test 3 years ago, so my memory is a little fuzzy on how much knowledge of iambic pentameter was needed for my test. I know I used Shakespeare for Dummies and Poetry for Dummies to help me understand the various rhythm and measuring concepts.
Big clues for spotting iambic pentameter - It's always a line with 10 syllables - the first syllable being unstressed and the second syllable being STRESSED. An example of words that are iambs - "deLAY" or "reTURN". A line of iambic pentameter from Christopher Marlowe - was THIS the FACE that LAUNCHED a THOUsand SHIPS.
Here's an iambic pentameter YouTube video I found helpful... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0aAWuUX5jU
Hope this helps!
Good Luck on your exam!
eeya:
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2011-12 CLEP Int Psych - 75 / H G & D - 69 / Ed Psych - 72 / Am Lit - 80 / A & I Lit - 75 / Eng Lit - 73 2012-13 SL Eng Comp I - 95.3% P / Eng Comp II - 97.5% P 2014 EC/UEXCEL Ab Psych - A / Soc Psych - A / Psych A & A - A / Gerontology - A / Info Lit - P 2015 BYU Sport Psych - A / DSST Sub Abuse - 470 / Int World Rel - 481 / H T Y H - 465 / Tor College HIS 301 - 81% P 2016 EC LA498 Capstone - A
1991 AA Liberal Arts USNY Regents College
2016 BSLA Magna Cum Laude Excelsior College - A 5 year journey COMPLETED!
2017-2019 Study.com Certs. - Am Lit/Brit Lit/Shakespeare/Poetry Review Shmoop - Shakespeare's Plays/Shakespeare in Context/Women's Lit
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