EDWARDS — From iambic to trochaic, meter to free verse, sonnet to haiku, poetry is versatile and teachable. The Bookworm of Edwards invites aspiring poets of all ages and backgrounds to a poetry ...
If you paid any attention at all in high school English, you probably remember iambic pentameter, most likely from reading Shakespeare, and perhaps even other meters like trochaic tetrameter (the ...
Do you hear a regular beat da-DUM, da-DUM? This rhythm is very common in poetry and it even has a name: it’s called iambic. Poets often choose to write in this rhythm. Rhythm can help to strengthen ...