KnowraIambic pentameterLinked fromLinked fromThe 22 pages that link to Iambic pentameter, each with the reason it gives.All 22Broader topic 5Related 13Compared with 4Blank verseBroader topic: Its five-beat line is the standard English pattern behind blank verse.Poetic meterBroader topic: It is a defining line pattern in much English drama and poetry.Heroic coupletBroader topic: This meter supplies the characteristic five-beat line of the couplet.Robert FrostBroader topic: Its underlying beat helps explain the tension between Frost’s formal patterns and conversational sound.OthelloBroader topic: Its underlying pulse helps explain the spoken texture of much of Shakespeare’s verse.