Associations to the word «Iambic»
Noun
- Syllable
- Stanza
- Rhyme
- Verse
- Metre
- Rhythm
- Shakespeare
- Stress
- Meter
- Poetry
- Milton
- Sc
- Poem
- Tragedy
- Poet
- Measure
- Foot
- Line
- Sonnet
- Quantity
- Elegy
- Chaucer
- Cadence
- Scheme
- Template
- Example
- Halle
- Hymn
- Inversion
- Tennyson
- Ode
- Or
- Pair
- Singular
- Fable
- Grouping
- Ballad
- Marlowe
- Substitution
- Reversal
- Accent
- Epic
- Word
- Dialogue
- Hayes
- Wyatt
- Paddle
- Satire
- Horace
- Pause
- Pattern
- Type
- Variation
- Ending
- Position
- Iv
- Form
- Lost
- Homer
- Eight
- Constraint
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
IAMBIC, adjective. (prosody) Consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance
IAMBIC, noun. (prosody) An iamb; A line or group of lines of iambs.
IAMBIC PENTAMETER, noun. A poetic meter consisting of a line with five feet in each of which the iamb is dominant.
IAMBIC TETRAMETER, noun. A poetic meter consisting of a line with four feet in each of which the iamb is dominant.
Dictionary definition
IAMBIC, noun. A verse line consisting of iambs.
IAMBIC, adjective. Of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.