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Definition of iambs in English English dictionary
- plural of iamb
- iamb
- A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
- iamb
- a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
- iamb
- {i} (Poetry) iambus, foot consisting of two syllables (the first syllable is long and the second short or the first syllable is stressed and the second unstressed)
- iamb
- A foot consisting of two syllables where the accent lies on the second syllable (ie, today, hello, perhaps) The opposite of the trochaic foot J K L M
- iamb
- a unit of rhythm in poetry, that has one short or weak beat followed by a long or strong beat, as in the word 'alive' (iambus, from iambos)
- iamb
- A foot (pair of syllables) containing an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable Iamb is the most commonly used meter in traditional accentual syllablic poetry in English The word "deceive" is an iamb
- iamb
- A metrical foot of two syllables The first syllable is unstress, the second is stressed Examples: above, invent, ahead, a lot
- iamb
- An iambus or iambic
- iamb
- - a metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
- iamb
- A metrical foot of two syllables, one short (or unstressed) and one long (or stressed) There are four iambs in the line “Come live/ with me/ and be/ my love,” from a poem by Christopher Marlowe (The stressed syllables are in bold ) The iamb is the reverse of the trochee
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