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"A horse! A horse! my kingdom for a horse!" why is this verse of Shakespeare an example of iambic pentameter?

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"A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!" This line is an example of meter from Shakespeare's play, Richard the Third. There is a rhythm to this language when spoken. It is written in perfect iambic pentameter because it has five iambs.

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