Associations to the word «Iamb»

Wiktionary

IAMB, noun. A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King