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iambs

UK

/aɪ.æmz/

US

/aɪ.æmz/

Translations

iambnoun

iambs

pl

iambs

pl

UK

/aɪ.æm/

US

/aɪ.æm/

The poem is written in iambic pentameter.

Стихотворение написано ямбическим пентаметром.

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Definitions

iambnoun

A metrical foot in poetry consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

The phrase “the SPRING” contains an iamb, with the stress on the second syllable.