The beautiful sun appeared,Kill the jealous moon

And it's used for many of Shakespeare's most famous lines:Shall I compare theeto a summer's day?Arise fair sun, and kill the envious moon.Notice how the iambs cut acrossboth punctuation and word separation.Meter is all about sound, not spelling.Iambic pentameter may sound technical,but there's an easy way to remember what it means.The word iamb is pronouncedjust like the phrase, I am.