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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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