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erastovalidia [21]
3 years ago
12

Why does iambic pentameter feature in Shakespeare's plays?

English
2 answers:
oksian1 [2.3K]3 years ago
8 0
I think the answer is B.
Hope this helped!
ozzi3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

A. It is very formal and sounds sophisticated.

Explanation:

Shakespeare's works follow a metric called “iambic pentameter”, the name is strange but the effect is simple, organic. The metric, the rhythm of the words in each verse, is constructed with groups of syllables called "feet." On the “iambic” foot each of these groups is a “iambo”, a brief unit of time, a faint sound, followed by a long one, a loud sound, such as heartbeat, tumTUM, tumTUM. The foot can be made of two syllables, can but does not need, the important thing is the sound: tumTUM, tumTUM, tumTUM.

Shakespeare used the iambic pentameter because it was common at the time because it gave literary works a very formal tone and made a sophisticated sound.

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