iambus

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There can be no very general agreement among readers as to the degree of accent necessary to change a pair of syllables from an "iambus" to a "pyrrhic" or a "spondee."

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald

As has already been said, the iambus is the common foot of English verse.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

Pherecratian, consisting of three feet, a trochee, spondee, or iambus in the first place, followed by a dactyl and spondee.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

Thus the three words marked above make a 'choriambus'—u u —, or perhaps a 'paeon primus'—u u u; a dactyl, by virtue of comic rapidity, being only equal to an iambus when distinctly pronounced.

From Literary Remains, Volume 2 by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Never take an iambus for a Christian name.

From The Art of Letters by Lynd, Robert