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Iambic
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Iambic
the meter of the spoken parts in tragedy and old comedy; an iamb consists of two syllables, a short syllable followed by a long syllable. Found op http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glossaryi.html
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iambic
[adj] - (prosody) of or consisting of iambs 2. [n] - a verse line consisting of iambs Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=iambic
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iambic
In poetry, any verse metre in which the basic unit (the foot) consists of two syllables, the first unstressed, the second stressed. Iambic metre is close to natural speech and is one of the most... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Iambic
I·am'bic adjective [ Latin iambicus , Greek ...: confer French iambique .] 1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/1
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Iambic
I·am'bic noun 1. (Pros.) (a) An iambic foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of iambic feet. » The following couplet consists of iambic verses. « Thy gen- - ius calls - thee not - to pur- - chase fame... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/1
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iambic
adjective of or consisting of iambs; `iambic pentameter` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=iambic
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iambic
noun a verse line consisting of iambs Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=iambic
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Iambic
• (n.) An iambic foot; an iambus. • (a.) Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus. • (n.) A verse composed of iambic feet. • (a.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accent... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/iambic/
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iambic
In poetry, any verse metre in which the basic unit (the foot) consists of two syllables, the first unstressed, the second stressed. Iambic metre is close to natural speech and is one of the most widely used metres in English verse. The following example is a line from Thomas Gray's poem `Elegy Writt... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0064226.html
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iambic
1) .. pentameter 2) ... pentameter 3) Foot 4) Like most sonnets 5) Like shakespeare's sonnets 6) Metrical foot 7) Metrical unit 8) Written in verse 9) Written in verse, in a way Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/iambic/1
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