Iambic (Noun)
Meaning
A verse line consisting of iambs.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The poet carefully crafted her lines in iambic rhythm to evoke a sense of natural speech.
- His early poems were written mainly in iambic and he later adapted the form for his plays.
- The sonnet consists of 14 iambic lines that contain a particular rhyme scheme and development of idea.
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry showcases her mastery of the iambic in her dramatic works.
- The poet's unique use of iambic in the narrative gives the poem an expressive emotional power.