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iambus
noun as in iambic pentameter
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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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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to iambus, such as: blank verse, dactylic hexameter, and iamb.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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