It was first introduced into English by Chaucer in 14th century on the basis of French and Italian models.
Iambic pentameter is the most common meter in English poetry. " Pentameter" indicates a line of five "feet". "Iambic" refers to the type of foot used, here the iamb, which in English indicates an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (as in a-bove). The term describes the rhythm, or meter, established by the words in that line rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables called " feet". Iambic pentameter ( / aɪ ˌ æ m b ɪ k p ɛ n ˈ t æ m ɪ t ər/ eye- AM-bik pen- TAM-it-ər) is a type of metric line used in traditional English poetry and verse drama.
Metric line consisting of five iambic feet
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