iambic pentameter
/aɪˌæmbɪk penˈtæmɪtə/noun
उच्चारण आइऐम्बिक पेन्टैमिट
आयम्बिक पेंटामीटर (पाँच iamb वाली दस अक्षरों की पंक्ति)
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[U, C] technical
a line of poetry with ten syllables in five pairs, in which each pair has a weak (unstressed) syllable followed by a strong (stressed) one
आयम्बिक पेंटामीटर (पाँच iamb वाली दस अक्षरों की पंक्ति)
- Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in iambic pentameter.
- 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?' is a line of iambic pentameter.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: 'iambic' refers to the iamb, a weak syllable followed by a strong one (da-DUM), and 'pentameter' means five such units in a line.
'Iambic' का संबंध iamb से है, जिसमें एक weak syllable के बाद एक strong syllable आता है (da-DUM), और 'pentameter' का अर्थ है पंक्ति में ऐसी पाँच इकाइयाँ।