We had Shakespeare in school but English not being my native tongue, I struggled to understand, let alone appreciate. I now realize it takes certain passion as well as knowledge on the part of the teacher to inspire students. More than the meter he followed, I now see Shakespeare had such a deep insight into human psyche and had the ability to capture it in words.
Definitely! I think it takes time to really appreciate Shakespeare, but it is worth the effort! There is a reason his works are still so widely studied and performed today
You're very welcome! The standard symbols for marking iambic pentameter are a shallow U symbol for unstressed (I can't find the exact one on a standard keyboard) and either a ` or X for a stressed syllable. I use the X as it is easier visually 🙂 Hope that helps!
This is why America public school is such a joke. I recalled in high school English, teacher assigned Shakespeare reading. But never bothered to explain iambic pentameter. I couldn't make sense of it. Now I know why I hated Shakespeare! LMAO
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THIS HELPED ME UNDERSTAND IT SMMM🙏🙏🙏
We had Shakespeare in school but English not being my native tongue, I struggled to understand, let alone appreciate. I now realize it takes certain passion as well as knowledge on the part of the teacher to inspire students. More than the meter he followed, I now see Shakespeare had such a deep insight into human psyche and had the ability to capture it in words.
Definitely! I think it takes time to really appreciate Shakespeare, but it is worth the effort! There is a reason his works are still so widely studied and performed today
An excellent summary with very helpful illustrations.
thanks this helped me in school. great illustrations too. def subscribing
Thanks, really glad it helped!
Excellent description. Thanks!
Thank you for this easy to understand intro. Question: Is using U and X a standard notation to indicate unstressed and stressed syllables?
You're very welcome! The standard symbols for marking iambic pentameter are a shallow U symbol for unstressed (I can't find the exact one on a standard keyboard) and either a ` or X for a stressed syllable. I use the X as it is easier visually 🙂 Hope that helps!
Best explanation, thank you.
This video really helped me understand iambicpentameter ty sm
You're welcome, glad it helped!
Such a great video. Thank you so much!
Brilliant !
Thanks so much!!!
Soooo…heartbeat. Got it.
I really understand….thanks so much 🤍🙏
You're very welcome! :)
so finding iambic pentameter is literally just counting to 10, it’s a pretty simple thing, idk why people make it sound so complicated…
It's NOT just 10 syllables, there are stressed and unstressed feet
Do you think it actually had any affect though?
Yep, in our exam papers🙂
I dont have a clue...
This is why America public school is such a joke. I recalled in high school English, teacher assigned Shakespeare reading. But never bothered to explain iambic pentameter. I couldn't make sense of it. Now I know why I hated Shakespeare! LMAO