iambic pentameter
Example Sentences
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The pair haven't been afraid to experiment over the years, having produced an entirely silent episode, one all in iambic pentameter and now, in the final series, an episode filmed from a doorbell camera.
From BBC • May 4, 2024
In 2010, Lee found herself on Broadway in a revival of “La Bête,” a comedy in iambic pentameter set in the 17th century and starring David Hyde Pierce and Joanna Lumley.
From New York Times • May 31, 2023
But LLMs have also managed to ace the bar exam, explain the Higgs boson in iambic pentameter, and make an attempt to break up their users’ marriage.
From Scientific American • May 11, 2023
Washington is no stranger to iambic pentameter, but his Macbeth is more piercing in his sighs than in his utterances.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2022
“Chickens with a knack for iambic pentameter? Dr. Lumley, I think you’re on to something. Ba-BUCK, ba-BUCK, ba-BUCK, ba-BUCK, ba-BUCK!”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
