Iambic

Definition of iambic:

part of speech: adjective

Consisting of iambics.

part of speech: noun

A metrical foot having a short syllable followed by a long one; a satirical poem in verse composed of such metrical feet.

part of speech: adjective

Having a verse form in which each foot consists of a short ( unaccented) syllable followed by a long ( accented) syllable.

Usage examples for iambic:

• The following examples show these and some other variations from pure iambic measure:- Example I.- Grief. "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown.

• 2. Write at least one stanza, using iambic verse. "Composition-Rhetoric", Stratton D. Brooks.

• The so- called Chaucerian stanza consists of seven lines of iambic verse rhyming ababbcc- e. "Chaucer and His Times", Grace E. Hadow.