iamb in Spanish
iamb in Spanish is yambo — iamb means a metrical foot in verse made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
iamb in Spanish
yambo
(prosody) A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
What does "iamb" mean?
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noun A metrical foot in verse made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
"The line reads as a run of iambs, each one unstressed then stressed."
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iamb in a sentence
- The line reads as a run of iambs, each one unstressed then stressed.
- Shakespeare's plays make heavy use of the iamb.
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What is "iamb" in Spanish?
"iamb" in Spanish is yambo. iamb means: A metrical foot in verse made up of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
How do you use "iamb" in a sentence?
Example: "The line reads as a run of iambs, each one unstressed then stressed." In Spanish, "iamb" is yambo.
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