Iambic pentameter

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There appears to be an error in your description of iambic meter–“Iambic, on the other hand, is a metrical foot in poetry in which a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.” when everyone knows that the iamb consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (da DUM):

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/understanding-iambic-meter

https://www.thoughtco.com/iamb-and-iambic-pentameter-2725405

plus The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, just to name a few sources.

English Tutor Answered question April 25, 2020
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Thank you for point it out. It will be corrected.

English Tutor Answered question April 25, 2020