What does pentameter mean?
A type of meter in poetry, consisting of five feet in each line. It is commonly used in iambic pentameter, where each foot is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
Example
"The poet's use of iambic pentameter created a sense of rhythm and flow in the narrative."
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