RHYME+AND+RHYTHM

**METER:** rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse. Why do you think it is called meter?

METRICAL FOOT: **a unit of stressed and unstressed syllables is called a metrical foot.**

**Iamb** **= unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable**. (Quick Tip: remember it as ‘I AM’) **Penta** = as it has 5 units of unstressed and stressed syllables
 * IAMBIC PENTAMETER: **

Mark the stressed and unstressed syllables: Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?

Iambic pentameter is said to follow the rhythm of the heart. Shakespeare often uses iambic pentameter in his drama. On what occasions would he use this metrical form? What kind of characters are likely to use this form?