Iambic Pantameter is a very distinct metrical line in traditional verse and verse drama. It describes a certain rhythm at which the words are spoken, and these rhythms are measured in small groups of syllables called feet. The word "iambic" describes the type of foot that is used, and the word "pentameter" indicates that a line has five of these "feet". Shakespeare uses iambic pentameter in many of his plays mainly in tragedies, but has also been seen in some parts of his comedies. An iambic foot is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, such as "ba-BUM". The rhythm of this meter is more related to the human heartbeat, with a soft sound followed by a harder sound.
Here are some example's of iambic pentameter in Much Ado About Nothing: Hero: "If it proves so, then love goes by haps (by chance)
Some Cupid kills with arrows , some with traps
Beatrice: What fire is in mine ear? can this be true?
Stand I condemed for pride and scorn so much?
Contempt, farewell, and maiden pride, adieu
No glory lives on the back of such.
Googled (Iambic Pentameter in Much Ado) http://teacherweb.com/OK/YukonHS11-12/MsChapman-Roach/SISStudyguide08.pdf
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