Definition of Iambically. Meaning of Iambically. Synonyms of Iambically

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Definition of Iambically

Iambically
Iambically I*am"bic*al*ly, adv. In a iambic manner; after the manner of iambics.

Meaning of Iambically from wikipedia

- measured in small groups of syllables called "feet". "Iambic" indicates that the type of foot used is the iamb, which in English is an unstressed syllable followed...
- Iamb, iambus, or iambic may refer to: Look up iamb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Iamb (poetry) Choliamb Iambus (genre), or iambic poetry Iambic...
- The Iambic trimeter, in classical Gr**** and Latin poetry, is a meter of poetry consisting of three iambic metra (each of two feet) per line. In English...
- An iamb (/ˈaɪæm/ EYE-am) or iambus is a metrical foot used in various types of poetry. Originally the term referred to one of the feet of the quantitative...
- metron being of the form | x – u – |, consisting of a spondee and an iamb, or two iambs. There usually is a break in the centre of the line, thus the whole...
- can non-iambicly operate any electronic keyer, whether or not it even offers iambic functions, and regardless of whether the keyer iambically operates...
- three, or four syllables in length. The most common feet in English are the iamb, trochee, dactyl, and anapaest. The foot might be compared to a bar, or a...
- of 14 syllables, which are usually made of seven iambic feet, for which the style is also called iambic heptameter. It is most commonly found in English...
- is marked by placing the stress mark ⟨ˈ⟩ before the stressed syllable. Iambic shortening or brevis brevians is vowel shortening that occurs in words of...
- vers libre. In English verse, "alexandrine" is typically used to mean "iambic hexameter": × / × / × / ¦ × / × / × / (×) /=ictus, a strong syllabic position;...