In literary criticism, a pentameter is a line of poetry that has five strong beats in it. a line of poetry with five beats, or the beat of a poem like this iambic pentameter
five feet; sometimes termed pentapody, a five-part foot, one measure made up of five feet Iambic pentameter or cinquepace is the rhythm of so-called English `heroic' verse of ten syllables
(Edebiyat) Iambic pentameter is a type of meter that is used in poetry and drama. It describes a particular rhythm that the words establish in each line. That rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables; these small groups of syllables are called 'feet'. The word 'iambic' describes the type of foot that is used. The word 'pentameter' indicates that a line has five of these 'feet'