The most well-known meter for iambic poetry is pentameter, but there are others: dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter, and so on. Theres a reason Shakespeare is considered by many to be the greatest writer of all time. Chris Heckmann graduated from Emmanuel College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing, Editing, and Publishing. The rythm gives a less rigid, but natural flow to the text and the dialogue. If Shakespeare Wrote Pop Songs. You know the song by Phil Collins, In the Air of the Night, About that guy who could a saved that other guy from drowning. The first line reads, Thats my last Duchess painted on the wall. If we read this aloud it sounds like.