Iambic Pentameter Shakespeares Style Meter Meter is the

Iambic Pentameter Shakespeare’s Style

Meter: Meter is the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. It is usually dependent not only on the number of syllables in a line but also on the way those syllables are accented.

Meter This rhythm is often described as a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. One fish Two fish Red fish Blue fish

Scanning Syllables Stressed syllable = louder/more force Unstressed syllable= softer/ less force Place the marks above the syllables they represent.

Stressed and Unstressed Syllables A one syllable word is stressed. A word with 2 or more syllables usually has one stressed syllable. Say your first or last name. Which syllable is stressed?

Meter: stressed and unstressed syllables One fish Two fish Red fish Blue fish

FOOT In verse, syllables are divided into rhythmic units. One rhythmic unit is often described as a foot; patterns of feet can be identified and labeled. (One fish) (Two fish) (Red fish) 4 FEET (Blue fish)

Iambic Pentameter An iamb is a foot with two syllables: the first syllable is unstressed = the second syllable is stressed. ( )

Iamb = 2 syllables: 1 st unstressed 2 nd stressed to day Ju ly suc cess

Iambic Meter I do not like that Sam-I-am Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like green eggs and ham.

Iambic Pentameter: Meter with 5 iambic feet X X X X X Start with 10 syllables. Divide the line into feet with 2 syllables in each one. Label the unstressed and stressed syllables.

Scan the lines below: first - divide the syllables into feet second - scan the stressed and unstressed syllables What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other word would smell as sweet.

Iambic Pentameter What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other word would smell as sweet. Juliet, Act II, scene ii