iambic
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- adjective
- /aɪˈæmbɪk/
- Literature
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yámbico
- William Shakespeare wrote his plays using iambic pentameter to create a rhythmic flow.
- iambic pentameter
- iambic rhythm
- iambic verse
I was drawn to something that disturbed and depurified iambic pentameter.
- I was drawn to something that disturbed and depurified iambic pentameter.
Examples
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In Shakespeare, you have iambic pentameter.
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The poem is written in rhymed, iambic pentameter pairs of lines, often with a punctuated pause at the end of each couplet.
Academic text (2017) -
Do you want this in iambic pentameter?
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Well, you know you wrote it in a kind of iambic pentameter.
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Maybe the iambic pentameter's off just a bit.
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Mother says the person who can master the rhythm of the iambic pentameter can master the English language.
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It's not iambic pentameter, but it rhymes.
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Lots of foreshadowing; plenty of iambic pentameter.
Academic text (2013) -
When Shakespeare breaks the conventional pattern of iambic pentameter.
Academic text (2011) -
I've never had a formal lesson in iambic pentameter.
Compounds
- Literature
A line of poetry with three pairs of syllables that go weak then strong
- Literature
A line of poetry with six short-long beats and no rhythm changes allowed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word iambic comes from the Greek word iambos, which named a short kind of verse that moves in a 'weak-strong' beat, like a 'da-DUM' heartbeat. So iambic describes poetry or lines that use that natural, speech-like rhythm.