What is another word for Iambi?

Pronunciation: [ˈi͡əmba͡ɪ] (IPA)

Iambi is a term that refers to a type of poetic meter consisting of two syllables, with the first being unstressed and the second being stressed. This particular meter is often used in traditional English poetry and other forms of literature. However, there are several synonyms one could use to refer to the term iambi, including iambus, iambic foot, and iambic verse. All of these terms relate to the same concept of a two-syllable poetic meter, and can be used interchangeably. Some other similar terms include trochee, anapest, and dactyl, which are also types of poetic meters that differ from the iambic meter in the stress pattern of their syllables.

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Usage examples for Iambi

His Iambi, directed against his brethren of this university, are scarcely to be exceeded for severity, by the bitterest specimens of a style proverbially bitter.
"Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)"
Dawson Turner
161. Hyginus, C. Iulius, 224; friend of Ovid, 206. Iambi satirical verses, 100, 174. Imbrex, Licinius, 39. Italicus, see Silius.
"The Student's Companion to Latin Authors"
George Middleton Thomas R. Mills
473, 474. 258 Died 395 A.D. 259 Iambi ad Seleucum; in Greg.
"The Canon of the Bible"
Samuel Davidson

Related words: ikambi, kamby, kabob, kabobii

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