iambic pentameter

A conspiracy theory that gives English teachers a job.

Principal: You're fired.

Teacher: What for?

Principal: You don't teach anything.

Teacher: Yes I do. I'm currently teaching... I...am...err... Iambic pentameter.

Principal: Iambic what?

Teacher: It's a complex literary device. It's really important.

Principal: Oh, well then you'd better keep your job.

by Failliam Suckspeare April 22, 2010

pentamnemonic

A mnemonic based on every 5th item to be remembered, using one's fingers as a kind of abacus. You put up one finger for each one as you go along. When you reach the fifth finger, that becomes the first letter of the mnemonic. This device works well when the number of entities to be recalled is too large for conventional mnemonics to easily accommodate.

Example: Nlnci Sjgai is one possible pentamnemonic for all the countries with some coastline on the continent of Eurasia. If you start with the western-most point-Portugal-and go clockwise around the coast, your first 'bookmark country' is Netherlands, and you end with Italy. (Just add on Monaco, the 51st country) Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, NETHERLANDS: Germany, Denmark, Poland, Estonia, LITHUANIA. When your little finger gets extended, you must always arrive on a country that begins with one of the consecutive letters in Nlnci Sjgai, or you forgot a country.

by Recursive Prophet November 27, 2007

pentamnemonic

A mnemonic system based on every 5th item to be recalled. It is quite useful for alert young minds, but can be misused by those in their dotage.

Surprised nobody caught this, but the example for pentamnemonic above explains my concern about seniors employing this technique. If your mouse requires a walker, you might make the same mistake and get it wrong.

I forgot Kaliningrad in the original example, which is a disconnected part of Russia, and inserted Estonia in it's place. Estonia is actually north of Latvia, which borders Lithuania. Its a small planet, and 70% is water. With only 193 countries there's no excuse for misplacing them. Sorry.

by Recursive Prophet January 4, 2008

Pentamoria

Saying "a cult" or "a group of people" or "a squad" in a fancy say.

"Would you like to join our Pentamoria?"

by ComradeJarif December 31, 2021

ebonic pentameter

A general term for rap lyrics. From Ebonics and Iambic Pentameter, the style that Shakespeare wrote in.

The song "Laugh Now, Cry Later," is in ebonic pentameter.

by Sen. D.S. Rutheford June 11, 2006

iambic pentameter

The bullshit that is forced upon english students worldwide. Completly subjective, yet somehow grade-able (how?).

I have to write an entire 3pg essay in iambic pentameter but i cant seem to hear the strssed and un-stressed syllables. FUCK!

by devdogg January 28, 2005

iambic pentameter

A type of poetry in which each line consists of five iambs.

Shakespearian sonnets are all in iambic penameter.

by Siphos August 4, 2004