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The heartbeat of English poetry: da-DUM, da-DUM, the rhythm you already breathe in.
means A poetic meter built from iambs, pairs of syllables where an unstressed beat is followed by a stressed one.
from From Greek 'iambos,' linked to Iambe, a sharp-tongued figure whose mocking verses gave the foot its biting name.
Shakespeare's defaultHis blank verse is unrhymed iambic pentameter, five iambs per line.
Natural EnglishEveryday phrases like 'because' and 'the dog' fall into iambs.
Pentameter mathTen syllables, five stressed beats, one elegant line.