This video deserves at least a million views. Would recommend it to my best friend and my worst enemy. This song changed my life and is now the official anthem of my Writing 12 class. Thank you Matthew Patrick Davis for this gift to humanity.
we got shown this in school four years ago.. it wasn’t even in a music lesson, our teacher just thought this video was so entertaining he showed it to us at the start of our lesson
I'm a uni student studying French. For my dissertation (thesis) I'm translating French songs into English. French is a syllable-based language (no stress) whereas English is a stress-based language. So you can imagine what it's like trying to translate a song when the words you need have the wrong stress pattern or syllable count! Anyway, upon doing more research for my theory, I stumbled across your video brought and it brought a smile to my face. Before that I was very focused and miserable. So thank you! I hope you're having a great day 8 years on from this video!
that sounds like a very fun puzzle! and yeah, learning about this in my Shakespeare college class still helps me with my lyric writing to this day, so you're right, it totally applies to writing lyrics. In fact, some songwriters don't even think about it at all, so it's great that you are. "We like to par-TY / Dancing with mol-LY" WRONG (how's that for a decade old Miley Cyrus reference)
My school teacher showed my class this video to help us learn about iambic pentameter and ever since we have been obsessed with this song!! This video has help me a lot thank you!
To think: had I not been reading Salinger's "Seymour: an Introduction" I would have never found this video. Iambic pentameter indeed. Thank you, Mister Davis, for your display of knowledge and creative talent. Brilliant!
We were tasked to write a poem in iambic pentameter and all the videos that I've watched on how to write one, this one made me understand so much than the other vids and only for 2 min! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for making this video this is the best one I found explaining this. I unfortunately am still having a really hard time writing a poem in blank verse but this eased some of my stress
I came across this guy's channel while checking out other iambic pentameter vids and I absolutely love how clever and talented and genuinely funny he is. You, my friend have earned yourself a sub, keep up the the excellent content 👍
Hilarious - like a cross between Thom Lehrer* from the 1960s and Robin Williams. *BTW - in 2020 "Lehrer donated all of his lyrics and music written by him to the public domain" (Wikipedia) - what a mensch!
Okay, so not only does he love musicals, shakespeare, and composing, but he is also gorgeous. I feel like Ron in AVPS "Where have you been all my life!?"
One of the earliest educational/written works of the Western tradition, Hesiod's Works and Days, was written in verse and potentially meant to be sung so it would be communicated and memorised easier.
I feel like there are a lot of videos, websites and documents explaining what meter is, the different types, and how to use and identify it, though this video is my favourite. I wish there were more explaining what meter DOES. Yes it creates flow but I want to hear more about what using different meters shows. Example, what does using dactyls and trochees vs strict iambic do? What does it change? If both flow why use either instead of the other? I know trochees and spondees are harsher sounds and iambic is a nice flow and anapests and dactyls flow faster (I think) but I wish there was more exploration of this online.
I don't understand how this isn't being watched in every freshman English class ever
my class....
i watch this on english class
this was showed in mine
Kyle Hohn it was played in our class and we weren’t even learning any music stuff 😂
It's more educational than any English lesson I've ever had to listen to.
I just learned more about literary meter in two minutes than I did in four years of high school English class. Bravo!
😂Hahahaha
This video deserves at least a million views. Would recommend it to my best friend and my worst enemy. This song changed my life and is now the official anthem of my Writing 12 class. Thank you Matthew Patrick Davis for this gift to humanity.
I always appreciate how eloquently your rhymes go together in all of your songs and this is no different!
you have changed my life forever.
You have me smiling from ear to ear 😝
Did you almost laugh yourself to tears?(sorry I had to end the song lyric, that is A Little Piece of Heaven by Avenged Sevenfold)
we got shown this in school four years ago.. it wasn’t even in a music lesson, our teacher just thought this video was so entertaining he showed it to us at the start of our lesson
This is the best thing I've ever seen
I'm a uni student studying French. For my dissertation (thesis) I'm translating French songs into English. French is a syllable-based language (no stress) whereas English is a stress-based language. So you can imagine what it's like trying to translate a song when the words you need have the wrong stress pattern or syllable count! Anyway, upon doing more research for my theory, I stumbled across your video brought and it brought a smile to my face. Before that I was very focused and miserable. So thank you! I hope you're having a great day 8 years on from this video!
that sounds like a very fun puzzle! and yeah, learning about this in my Shakespeare college class still helps me with my lyric writing to this day, so you're right, it totally applies to writing lyrics. In fact, some songwriters don't even think about it at all, so it's great that you are. "We like to par-TY / Dancing with mol-LY" WRONG (how's that for a decade old Miley Cyrus reference)
My school teacher showed my class this video to help us learn about iambic pentameter and ever since we have been obsessed with this song!! This video has help me a lot thank you!
To think: had I not been reading Salinger's "Seymour: an Introduction" I would have never found this video. Iambic pentameter indeed.
Thank you, Mister Davis, for your display of knowledge and creative talent. Brilliant!
My 9/10th grade students are learning about meter and rhyme in poetry. Just added this video to my lesson plan. Thank you!
Aw, that's awesome to hear!
I found this and I will never stop using it in my classes. Thank you so much!
This is everything
Pure genius! Thank you for this unique lesson!
THIS IS AMAZING
BUTT SOFT!!!
Watched this two days ago in class. It’s so insanely good. I’m gonna sing this every time
I have Shakespeare class
We were tasked to write a poem in iambic pentameter and all the videos that I've watched on how to write one, this one made me understand so much than the other vids and only for 2 min! Thank you so much!
Bless you 100x for this
The song is so good
Thank you, this made me giggle.
how have I never found this channel before this the only time that I'm actually happy that my teacher gave me this for homework
Thank you so much for making this video this is the best one I found explaining this. I unfortunately am still having a really hard time writing a poem in blank verse but this eased some of my stress
What a great video! Thanks for all the work you put into it. I'm a homeschooling mom and this was perfect for explaining iambic pentameter to my son.
wow, that's great!
I came across this guy's channel while checking out other iambic pentameter vids and I absolutely love how clever and talented and genuinely funny he is. You, my friend have earned yourself a sub, keep up the the excellent content 👍
Glorious! You are a perfect teacher!
OK this dude is my new favorite person
I am 100% showing this to my songwriting class next week.
i didn't expect this to help but it did
*Much better than videos on this that just link to Shakespeare books*
You're a god damn genius, period.
This was great! I just wish you could make videos more often. You're honestly one of my favorite people on RUclips.
this is absolutely amazing
this is gold
You Are...Gifted, talented, funny and smart!
I am going to use this in my first English class ever as a teacher. Thank you.
UnMotivatedMedia wow. Awesome.
This is a channel worth subscribing to!
5 out of 6 students said this changed their lives. 1 student said it was okay. Bravo. :)
Great job, I have had to watch this video like 5 times in class and it doesn't get old, it's funny.
This is so good
I'm very impressed thank you that help a lot
Brilliant. ~!
Hilarious - like a cross between Thom Lehrer* from the 1960s and Robin Williams.
*BTW - in 2020 "Lehrer donated all of his lyrics and music written by him to the public domain" (Wikipedia) - what a mensch!
Fabulous! Love it. Well done, you.
he's good. awesome.
Thank you so much! This was awesome!
Marvelous!
Bravo! Well done!
OMGosh You are fabulous! 😃
OMG! That was fun and educational at the same time.🤣
OMG THIS IS GENIAL
This is incredible!!!
Rest assured: this is required for my poetry class and I'm glad I found someone else who called Shakespeare "Willy Shakes" unironically
Thank you my kids love this explanation 🤗🙏🏻
happy to hear!
this is amazing!
BRAVO 👏🎶
This is the best.
omg this is awesome
You are a genius!!
Brilliant!
This is gold. Thank you, Mr. Davis, for this glorious video. My 9th graders don't know it yet, but they're in for a real treat. :)
Wonderful! Thank you!
Just delicious. You are a good actor too!
Hi, thank you for this
It’s fun and informative in the way only a true theatre kid can manifest
You are a treasure
Okay, so not only does he love musicals, shakespeare, and composing, but he is also gorgeous. I feel like Ron in AVPS "Where have you been all my life!?"
Bravo!
This was 5 freaking years ago?!?! We need more like this, it helps so much the one thing that helps me the most is "buttsoft" 😆😆👍
I watched this ytube whole today. You're awesome. Your voice is v~~~~ery beautiful .
1:45
fun!
😂 I love this. For real, this should be in the syllabus 👌🙌
This is brilliant!
What a performer
Thank you very muuuch. You helped me a lot to understand it ^_^
Great stuff & has echos of a Tom Lehrer style
This is great
I asked my freshman English teacher if we could show this to the class once we got to the Shakespeare lesson and she said yes!!
Mind you this was like 4-5 years ago I think
Dang! Your good!!!
Wow it's educational but hilarious at the same time! Well done sir.
Fucking spot on. As ever, superb stuff
Showed to my 3rd graders who just read, "Who Was William Shakespeare?". We loved it and actually understand iambic pentameter!
love it
I feel dumb now... I'm sure there's some Fraiser Crane types that get this.
Wow can I learn everything like this?!?!
One of the earliest educational/written works of the Western tradition, Hesiod's Works and Days, was written in verse and potentially meant to be sung so it would be communicated and memorised easier.
Love this haha 😂
This guy is literally a genius.
brilliant
Good job
Haha this is fantastic!
I don't know if I missed it, but also: The "Pentameter" part just means 5 "Iambs" per line.
You are one funny dude.
song goes hard
very helpful......thanks
linguistic students say thank you ♡♡♡
I feel like there are a lot of videos, websites and documents explaining what meter is, the different types, and how to use and identify it, though this video is my favourite. I wish there were more explaining what meter DOES. Yes it creates flow but I want to hear more about what using different meters shows. Example, what does using dactyls and trochees vs strict iambic do? What does it change? If both flow why use either instead of the other? I know trochees and spondees are harsher sounds and iambic is a nice flow and anapests and dactyls flow faster (I think) but I wish there was more exploration of this online.
i always listen to it its so funny/cool
genius!
Question: the stress is always in the second syllable? If we translate it to music notation would it be 2/4?
Haha creative... thank youuu
i got it, tnks
Man, it's hard to be the bard
Ten dollar word for a five cent concept.
Could you technically add an extra two iambs to make it a Iambic Heptameter instead?
"indeed! it's up to you, the world is your oyster" (iambic hexameter with a trochaic final foot)