Associations to the word «Iambus»

Wiktionary

IAMBUS, noun. (poetry) an iamb

Dictionary definition

IAMBUS, noun. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats