prose
pentameter
unrhymed verse
poetry
meter
iamb
blank verse
concentrated language also called verse
five meters or metrical feet of verse
ordinary, everyday langauge
a regular rhythm or pattern in language
words at the end of a line of poetry do not rhyme
unrhymed imabic pentameter
a unit of speech that contains one unstressed (not emphasized) syllable followed by a stressed (emphasized) syllable