variants
or iambus
plural iambs
ˈī-ˌamz 
or iambuses
or iambuses
: a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in above)
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The snow—the heroic iamb—is the epic material of trial and catharsis that people shouldn’t hope for in real life.
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Wells Tower, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2020
For Hall, the two-beat iamb tolls the relentless melodies of departure from the world: a great-uncle early on; his grandfather; his father.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 27 June 2018
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Wells Tower, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2020
For Hall, the two-beat iamb tolls the relentless melodies of departure from the world: a great-uncle early on; his grandfather; his father.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 27 June 2018
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“Iamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iamb. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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