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New page: In phonology and in poetics, an '''iamb''' is a prosodic foot consisting of a weak syllable followed by a strong syllable. ===Comments=== In metrical phonology and... |
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"Iambic pentameter" is a poetic meter in which each line consists of five iambs, as in most lines of William Shakespeare's plays: | "Iambic pentameter" is a poetic meter in which each line consists of five iambs, as in most lines of William Shakespeare's plays: | ||
::[But '''soft'''], [what '''light'''] [though '''yon'''][der '''win'''][dow '''breaks''']? | ::[But '''soft'''], [what '''light'''] [though '''yon'''][der '''win'''][dow '''breaks''']? | ||
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German [[Iambus]] | |||
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[[Category:Phonology]] | [[Category:Phonology]] | ||
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In phonology and in poetics, an iamb is a prosodic foot consisting of a weak syllable followed by a strong syllable.
Comments
In metrical phonology and prosodic phonology, the weak-strong pattern of an iamb is often contrasted with the strong-weak pattern of a trochee.
"Iambic pentameter" is a poetic meter in which each line consists of five iambs, as in most lines of William Shakespeare's plays:
- [But soft], [what light] [though yon][der win][dow breaks]?
Other languages
German Iambus