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In his latest video, YouTuber Tom Scott demonstrates how the iambic pentameter of Shakespeare's plays can't be translated into French. The post Here’s the Odd Reason You Can’t Recite ...
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Scott proceeds to demonstrate how iambic pentameter is integral to reciting Shakespeare.For those unfamiliar, the rhythm or “meter” uses a particular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.