The iambic pentameter owes its pre-eminence in English poetry to its genius for variation. Good blank verse does not sound like a series of identically measured lines. It sounds like a series of subtle variations on the same theme.
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| Name: James Fenton Profession: Poet Nationality: British Birthday: April 25, 1949 |
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