All 5 Uses of
iambic pentameter
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Iambic pentameter.†
Chpt 71-72
- For centuries, iambic pentameter had been a preferred poetic meter of outspoken literati across the globe, from the ancient Greek writer Archilochus to Shakespeare, Milton, Chaucer, and Voltaire—bold souls who chose to write their social commentaries in a meter that many of the day believed had mystical properties.†
Chpt 71-72
- The roots of iambic pentameter were deeply pagan.†
Chpt 71-72 *
- He heard the rhythms of iambic pentameter and chanting, Hieros Gamos and sacred rites, resonating with the rumble of the jet.†
Chpt 75-76
- Again, in iambic pentameter.†
Chpt 77-78
Definition:
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(iambic pentameter) verse consisting of five parts per line, each part having an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable