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iambus

/aɪˈæmbəs/ /ˈaɪæmbəs/

Meanings
noun
An iamb

Examples :

"The poem used a recurring iambus to create a pleasing, rhythmic effect. "
literature language writing

Related Words

Illustration effect

effect noun

/ɪˈfɛkt/ /əˈfɛkt/

The result or outcome of a cause.

"The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape."

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration poem

poem noun

/ˈpoʊ̯ɪm/ /ˈpəʊ̯ɪm/ /poʊ̯m/

A literary piece written in verse.

"My grandmother wrote a beautiful poem about her childhood memories. "

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

Illustration pleasing

pleasing verb

/ˈpliːzɪŋ/ /ˈplizɪŋ/

To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

"Her presentation pleased the executives."

Illustration iamb

iamb noun

/ˈaɪəm/

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

""The student explained that an iamb is a two-syllable unit in poetry, like the sound of the word 're-PEAT'." "

Illustration an

an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

Illustration rhythmic

rhythmic adjective

/ˈɹɪð.mək/

Of or relating to rhythm.

"The rhythmic drumming made it easy to dance to the music. "

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration recurring

recurring verb

/rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/ /rəˈkɜːrɪŋ/

To have recourse (to) someone or something for assistance, support etc.

"When faced with a difficult math problem, I often recur to my older sister for help. "

Illustration create

create verb

/kɹiːˈeɪt/

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."