So Fair and Foul

God, I hate the way that Shakespeare speaks,

Even though I studied him for weeks.

I can’t help feeling that I’m kind of lost,

I can’t even think of such a cost.

Looking at a board and writing down,

The things I won’t remember years from now,

At least I learned a thing and for the best,

The thing of iambic pentameter.

Iambic pentameter, you say like this

Hopefully none of the words you’ll miss

“When thou hold'st up thy hand: O, let me kiss

This princess of pure white, this seal of bliss!”

I think I may have made my point by now

It’s really quite good if you know how

To write in iambic pentameter

But don’t just stress over a single letter.