`  ::It is a minor point, as you say. I'm working the article up for a GA submission and I added the iambic pentameter mention to the article quite a while ago. I did add a ref the other day that supports the line as iambic. I personally think it could be read either way - trochaic or iambic. Nobody has suggested it is good iambic pentameter (with the stresses in the right places). How about leaving it as just 'pentameter'?   `