Does anyone know anything about Blank Verse, when tlaking about poems not rhyming. And the rhythm being iambic?

Breaking down a sentence using this method and sybombls?

These sites have excellent explanations.

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http://poemshape.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/what-is-iambic-pentameter-the-basics/

Thank you!

Certainly! Blank verse is a type of poetry that doesn't rhyme but follows a specific rhythmic pattern called an iambic pentameter. Let's break down a sentence using this method and symbols.

To understand this, we need to know what iambic pentameter means. An "iamb" is a metrical foot consisting of two syllables, where the first syllable is unstressed and the second syllable is stressed. "Penta" means five, so "pentameter" refers to having five of these iambs in a line.

Let's take the sentence "I love to write poems in blank verse." and analyze it:

1. I love to write poems in blank verse.
--x x x x x (unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed)

In this breakdown, "x" represent the unstressed syllables, and "/" indicates the stressed syllables. So, each "x /" pair represents an iamb.

Now, when we count the iambs, we find that there are ten syllables in this line, which adheres to the pentameter rule ("penta" meaning five). The unstressed syllables before the first "/ "and after the last "/ "are not counted.

This line follows the pattern of an iambic pentameter by having five iambs. Blank verse typically employs this pattern consistently throughout the poem, giving it a rhythmic structure even though it lacks rhyme.

Remember, this method can be applied to any line or sentence to identify the iambic pattern.