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iamb, iambus Prosody 1. a metrical foot consisting of two syllables, a short one followed by a long one (⌣ –) 2. a line of verse of such feet How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some of us act like sacrificial Iambs when it comes to spending money, Boss says. The IAMB bared its gums and refused to bark at the clear evidence of gross waste, mismanagement and corruption by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). However, it is not natural at all to speak only in iambs, and any poetic convention inevitably results in awkward sentence construction with irregular placement of subjects, verbs, objects and modifiers, which must be sorted out to be understood. |
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