iambus

Noun

A metrical foot used in various types of poetry, originally one of the feet of the quantitative meters of classical Greek prosody but used in English as a purely rhythmic unit.

ریشه

From the Greek word 'iambos', a metrical foot in poetry.

مثال

• The iambus is a common metrical foot in English verse.
• Shakespeare's sonnets are written in iambus.
• The rhythm of the poem is created by the iambus.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Use iambus Write in iambus Iambus in poetry