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Pronunciation: [ˈi͡əmz] (IPA)

Iambs are a type of metrical foot used in poetry, consisting of two syllables where the first syllable is unstressed and the second syllable is stressed. There are a few different synonyms that can be used to describe the idea of iambs, including " iambic meter," "iambic rhythm," or simply "iambic." These words all convey the same basic concept of a two-syllable rhythm in which the emphasis falls on the second syllable. Other terms that might be used to describe iambic meter include "iambic pentameter," which refers to a line of poetry with five iambs, and "iambic trimeter," which is a line with three iambs.
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What are the hypernyms for Iambs?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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    metrical foot, poetic form, poetic meter, poetic structure.

Usage examples for Iambs

There would have been no more meaning in Poe's verse, if there had been less melody, if the poet had less devotedly studied the "book of iambs and pentameters."
"Inquiries and Opinions"
Brander Matthews
46. This verse, consisting, when entirely regular, of twelve syllables in six iambs, is the Alexandrine; said to have been so named because it was "first used in a poem called Alexander."
"The Grammar of English Grammars"
Goold Brown
They are composed of iambs and anapests.
"The Grammar of English Grammars"
Goold Brown

Famous quotes with Iambs

  • It normally happens that if you put two words together, or two syllables together, one of them will attract more weight, more emphasis, than the other. In other words, most so-called spondees can be read as either iambs or trochees.
    James Fenton

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