The Cave of Despair (1772) by Benjamin West
BRIDGEMAN ART LIBRARY
Understanding how poetry works is crucial to all specifications
This article will help you understand what at first sounds like one of the more baffling literary terms — iambic pentameter. I want to give you more confidence in reading English verse, with an alert ear for how this standard rhythmic counter is manipulated by sophisticated poets and dramatists.
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