Associations to the word «Iamb»

Wiktionary

IAMB, noun. A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Dictionary definition

IAMB, noun. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats