Iambic Pentameter

  • Iambic Pentameter is used in Traditional English poetry and drama, for example by William Shakespeare in his Plays.
  • An Iamb has one stressed syllable and one unstressed syllable, with five Iambs giving ten syllables per line.

Dactylic Hexameter

  • Dactylic Hexameter was considered by the Ancient Greeks and Romans to be the foremost method of recounting classical Epic Poetry. It was used by
  • In Dactylic Hexameter each foot contains three syllables, with six feet altogether, giving a total of eighteen syllables per line.
  • Works written in Dactylic Hexameter were:
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