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Definition of iambic:
- A satirical poem ( such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
- A verse composed of iambic feet.
- An iambic foot; an iambus.
- Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
- Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
Synonyms:
couplet, rhyme, hexameter, foot, iamb, pentameter, verse, meter, quatrain, poetry, canto, dactyl, heroic couplet.
Usage examples:
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The following examples show these and some other variations from pure iambic measure:- Example I.- Grief.
- "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown. -
48. What syllables have stress in a pure iambic line?
- "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown. -
It will be observed that iambic feet prevail in this translation.
- "Toward the Gulf", Edgar Lee Masters.