An iambic line of prose or poetry is one that consists of iambs. Got it? No, well let's try: an iamb is two consecutive syllables where the first is unstressed, the second stresed, as in "de DUM." It's that simple.
Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented;
Noun
a verse line consisting of iambs
Adjective
of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"
a.
Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or
of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
a.
Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic
verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
n.
An iambic foot; an iambus.
n.
A verse composed of iambic feet.
n.
A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written
in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
Iambic
Iambic
Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram.2.
Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented;
An iambic foot; an iambus.
Usage Examples
I would talk in iambic pentameter if it were easier.
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