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stakekake t1_iu93k14 wrote

Reply to comment by Lupicia in ELI5: How does an Iambic Pentameter work? by ryzbaka

"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks" is another good example from Shakespeare.

(but SOFT)(what LIGHT)(through YON)(der WIN)(dow BREAKS)

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spectacletourette t1_iu9kznc wrote

The example I remember from school (also from Romeo and Juliet)…

(he JESTS) (at SCARS) (that NE-) (-ver FELT) (a WOUND)

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tomalator t1_iuat4l8 wrote

a HORSE a HORSE my KINGdom FOR a HORSE

roMEO roMEO whereFORE art THOU roMEO

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