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:
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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. -
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.