Blank Verse

• What is blank verse?


  : Blank verse is unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter, characterized by lines with five pairs of syllables (unstressed followed by stressed).
• Which famous playwright used blank verse extensively?


  : William Shakespeare commonly used blank verse in his plays.
• What meter is used in blank verse?

  : The meter used is iambic pentameter, consisting of five feet in each line.
• Name an English Romantic poet known for using blank verse.


  : William Wordsworth is an example of an English Romantic poet who used blank verse.
• What is a key characteristic of blank verse?


  : Blank verse has a regular meter but does not rhyme.
• Rhyme and Meter


  Blank verse has a consistent meter (iambic pentameter) but lacks end rhyme.
• Example from Wordsworth


  "There Was a Boy" demonstrates the qualities of blank verse with syllable emphasis and no rhymes at the lines' ends.