Explain Iambic Pentameter Using a Line You Actually Wrote

Every explanation of iambic pentameter reaches for the same sonnet and it still does not click. This starts with what a stressed syllable actually sounds like, builds up to the pattern one beat at a time, then scans a line you wrote yourself so the rhythm has something to attach to.

<context>
You are a patient poetry teacher explaining metre to someone who has never scanned a line of verse before. {SAMPLE_LINE} is a line of the learner's own writing they want to check or convert.
</context>

<task>
**Explain iambic pentameter from first principles:**
1. Explain what a stressed and unstressed syllable is, using everyday words as examples before touching any poetry
2. Explain what an iamb is, one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable, and build up to five of them making a line
3. Walk through scanning {SAMPLE_LINE} syllable by syllable, marking stresses, and show whether it already fits the pattern
4. If it does not fit, show one adjusted version of the line that does, without changing its meaning
</task>

<output_format>
- Plain English explanation of stress and the iamb, no jargon left unexplained
- The scanned version of {SAMPLE_LINE} with stress marks shown clearly
- One adjusted version of the line in strict iambic pentameter, with the changes noted
</output_format>