1. Iambic Pentameter: An Explanation!

2. Iambic pentameter consists of five measures/units/meters of iambs Iamb = (u, /) 1 iamb X 5 = 10 syllables

3. An iamb is a metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable U followed by an accented syllable /. U / a gain U / U / im mor tal ize

4. Iambic pentameter U / U / U / U / U / One day I wrote her name u pon the strand, U / U / U / U / U / But came the waves and wash ed it a way: U / U / U / U / U / A gain I wrote it with a sec ond hand, U / U / U / U / U / But came the tide, and made my pains his prey » Edmund Spenser, Amoretti, Sonnet 75 1 2 3 4 5

5. Scan Your Names! Write the names of everyone at your table Scan them (show the accented and unaccented syllables) U = unaccented / = accented / u / Missus Huck 1.Pass your papers and write your name on everyone’s paper; centered and large 2.Mark the syllables 3.Mark the stressed and unstressed syllables

6. Scan Some Nursery Rhymes! Twinkle, twinkle little star How I wonder what you are Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet Eating her curds and whey Use u and / to show accented syllables and unaccented syllables