iambus
Americannoun
plural
iambi, iambusesEtymology
Origin of iambus
1580–90; < Latin < Greek íambos
Example Sentences
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In other words the two feet correspond to the schemes U_U-U_ and U-U-U-, where a Spondee can take the place of the Anapaest after or before the Iambus respectively.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Iamb, Iambus, a foot consisting of an unstress and a stress, ◡ _̷, 38, 51, 69, 84 ff.
From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin
Iambus, defined, 272; the common foot of English verse, 272, 279;interchangeable with anapest, 278.
From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)
An Iambus is a two-syllable foot accented on the last syllable.
From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)
Those commonly accepted are: Iambus ⌣ — Dactyl — ⌣⌣ Trochee — ⌣ Anapest ⌣ ⌣ — Spondee — — Amphimacer — ⌣ — Amphibrach ⌣ — ⌣ The dash stands for the accented syllable.
From Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers by Winslow, Horatio
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