Question

Write two lines of iambic pentameter

Answer 1

Answer:

To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells

Explanation:

Iambic pentameter is a type of metric line used in English poetry. Shakespeare used it in his words. It consist in using unstressed syllables follow it by a stressed one.

A remarkable example is the heart beat, one unstressed, the other stressed, like tum TUM ... tum TUM ... tum TUM... tum TUM... tum TUM...

It's used in 5 times, that's why is called PENTAmeter.

So, the line to swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells, shows this iambic form.

Another line could be a Shakespeare's one:

When I do count the clock that tells the time

Answer 2

But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. (William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet)