iamb in English

noun
1
a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
Thus in the last stanza quoted, after the surge of anapaests in the first two lines, spondees, dactyls, and iambs begin to appear.
noun
    iambus

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1. Next to a dactyl or anapest, an Amphibrach will typically be perceived as an iamb (or trochee) plus an unrhythmical short syllable

2. The term iamb takes on a different meaning depending on the type of verse in which it’s used: Accentual verse or quantitative verse

3. Definition of Alexandrine : a line of verse of 12 syllables consisting regularly of 6 iambs with a caesura after the third iamb Other Words from Alexandrine Example Sentences Learn More about Alexandrine …

4. ‘Thus in the last stanza quoted, after the surge of Anapaests in the first two lines, spondees, dactyls, and iambs begin to appear.’ More example sentences ‘They seemed startled by the realization they could actually craft iamb, anapest, anapest, and have it come out a poem.’

5. The Amphibrach, laid out on this scheme, would coincide with the dactyl, as there are but three possible zones for foot elements: the zone of the limiting sensation (always occupied by the accented syllable), the zone of the contraction phase (occupied by the unaccented syllables of the iamb and anapæst), and the zone of the relaxation phase