iambics

UK
/aɪˈæm.ɪks/
US
/aɪˈæm.ɪks/
iambicsnoun
Plural in form but usually treated as an uncountable noun meaning 'iambic verse'.
Traduzioni
The poem is written in iambics.
Стихотворение написано ямбом.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
ямбический стих
Definizioni
Verse or passages composed in iambic metre.
His translation is written entirely in polished iambics.
Sinonimi
iambic meter
iambic verse
iambicnoun

iambics

pl

iambics
pl
UK
/aɪˈæm.ɪk/
US
/aɪˈæm.ɪk/
Used countably to denote a line, foot, or word in iambic meter.
Definizioni
A line of verse composed in iambic meter.
He jotted an iambic in the margin of his notebook.
A word or metrical foot that forms an iamb (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable).
The word "delay" is an iambic.
Sinonimi
iambic foot
metrical foot
iambic verse
iambicadjective
Definizioni
Relating to or consisting of iambs, which are metrical feet in poetry with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
The poet's use of iambic meter gave the poem a rhythmic and flowing quality.