Samuel Johnson quipped that even the admirers of John Milton’s epic never wished it “longer than it is.” But “Paradise Lost” ...

It's poetry — rhyming couplets written in perfect iambic pentameter, those ten-syllable lines of alternating emphasis made famous by authors of sonnets and blank verse. But unlike your average ...

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 ...

RHYME’S ROOMS The Architecture of Poetry By Brad Leithauser. If you write about poetry, ... Anyway, he’s fully qualified to tell you about iambic pentameter.

Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right now. It’s called “Party Politics,” but it’s not about those parties, or those politics.

And some requests are a little more complicated: Someone remembers a phrase from high school English and asks for a poem in iambic pentameter ("I tell them that'll take some time, and ask for ...

This collection is such an interesting exploration in pushing the boundaries of poetry. Seuss challenged herself to write exclusively in the sonnet form: 14-line poems in iambic pentameter.

Here, we explain what iambic pentameter is and how to speak in it, and list a few iconic Shakespeare performances to check out. ... Used in traditional poetry and verse, ...

poetry. Lately, I’ve had Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons‘ masterpiece Watchmen on hand as my go-to reading material for when I’ve had a free minute and I’ve read through it a few times over ...

When you walk into a poetry reading or a poetry workshop, so often, it’s a bunch of white guys in their 60s. … I’m there facilitating the group, but the value for me is immeasurable.

Learn how to understand rhythm in poetry with BBC Bitesize KS3 English for students aged 11-14. BBC Homepage. ... it’s called iambic. Poets often choose to write in this rhythm.