Iambic Pentameter

This is in response to "My First Sonnet" by PaulMoosberg. I get somewhat technical about iambic pentameter. Note that I'm not an expert. This is just some tidbits I've picked up here and there.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• scan
• poem
• poetry
• moosberg
• sonnet
• shakespearean
• pentameter
• iambic
• art
• how
• to
• write

[sak868]

question- when you read shakespeare, are you supposed to read it a certain way or does it naturally fall into a beat? because different people read shakespeare differently and im a little confused. thanks

[Joshbuckler]

Short answer: read it as naturally as if you were reading prose.

Long answer: I've just created a video on this, and I posted it as a response to this one.

[thisisacunt]

smug

[gamegirls02]

hello universe

[jamalload]

cornball



[jackielovesfood]

iambic pentameter is hard to do:/

[AnsonBurlingame]

Great video. Also check out the Close Reading Cooperative's several episodes on scansion, here on YouTube.

[Niiauyr]

Thank you for making this video. I finally understand iambic pentametre.

[faythlws]

So far, this video is making me want to grab my notebook and pen! So I KNOW you're explaining it correctly. I'll be back to learn more.

Love Ya Always,

Fayth

[emeraldman2006]

No idea what you are talking about..

But hey, I watched it all, that must be good :) :)