Freshmen students should know that Shakespeare wrote his plays predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter. A line of poetry is composed of feet or units of rhythm in verse. An iambic foot is composed of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. Pentameter is a poetic line made up of five feet. I write examples of iambic pentameter on the board. The capitalized words are emphasized, and the slash indicates the end of each foot: My GRAVE /…..
I recently published a poetry anthology titled Timeless Devotional Poetry. Here is an excerpt from the preface of this book that is longer and more informative than the book’s description on my website: “Poetry is the most ancient literary genre and the most abundant. It has endured because it appeals to readers of all ages. Small children can be taught to enjoy the beauty of poetry. Teenagers and young adults appreciate poems about love and human relationships. We all benefit…..
