iambus
/ahy-am-buhs/US // aɪˈæm bəs //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural i·am·bi [ahy-am-bahy], /aɪˈæm baɪ/, i·am·bus·es.
- : iamb.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as iniambic pentameter
Examples
The metre is dochmiac, each dochmius consisting of an iambus followed by a cretic, .
An Iambus is a two-syllable foot accented on the last syllable.
This may occur when the accent is upon the last syllable of the foot; that is, when the foot is an iambus or an anapest.
Antispast, an′ti-spast, n. in metre, a foot composed of an iambus and a trochee.
The foot consisting of an unaccented followed by an accented syllable is called an iambus.
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