iambicadj.n.

Brit.

/ʌɪˈambɪk/, U.S.

/aɪˈæmbɪk/

Etymology: < French iambique (1529 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter) or < Latin iambicus , < Greek ἰαμβικός , < ἴαμβος iambus n.

Prosody.

A. adj.

1. Of a foot, verse, rhythm, etc.: Consisting of, characterized by, or based on iambuses. iambic trimeter, a verse consisting of six iambuses (three dipodies) in the odd feet of which the iambus may be replaced by its metrical equivalent (the tribrach) or a spondee or its equivalent, the even feet being kept pure (though in Latin especially the licence of substitution was extended even to them).

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iambic1586

1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. F.iiii ^v Ye shall perceiue them to containe in sound ye very propertie of Iambick feete, as thus. Ĭ thāt my̆ slēndĕr ōatĕn pīpe ĭn vērse wăs wōnt tŏ sōunde.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 39. ¶5 Aristotle observes, that the Iambick Verse in the Greek Tongue was the most proper for Tragedy.

1755 S. Johnson Gram. Eng. Tongue in Dict. Prosody, The feet of our verses are either iambick, as ‘aloft, create’; or trochaick, as ‘holy, lofty’.

1789 T. Twining tr. Aristotle Treat. Poetry (1812) II. 445 The hexameter is but one third longer than the Iambic trimeter.

1869 J. R. Seeley Lect. & Ess. (1870) 176 The regular beat of the iambic cadence.

2. Of a poet: Employing iambic metres.

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iambic1585

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. viii. 42 Hipponax the poet Iambique.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. C3^v These [sc. poets]be subdiuided into..the Heroick, Lirick, Tragick, Comick, Satirick, Iambick, Elegiack, Pastorall, and certaine others. Some of these being termed according to the matter they deale with, some by the sorts of verses they liked best to write in.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island i. xx. 6 O let th' Iambick Muse revenge that wrong.

B. n.

(Usually plural) An iambic foot, verse, or poem. Also transferred, a piece of invective or satire in verse (cf. iambus n.).

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [noun] > types of satirical poem

ragman's rew1542

iambic1579

Hudibrastic1758

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iambus1586

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > foot > iamb > verse of iambs

iambic1579

1579–80 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 100 In the nexte seate to thes hexameters, adonickes, and iambicks, I sett those that stand uppon the number, not in meter, such as my lorde of Surrey is sayde first to have putt forthe in prynte.

1647 J. Cleveland Poems in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4662) 36 Come keen Iambicks, with your Badgers feet.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 258 What the lofty grave Tragœdians taught In Chorus or Iambic .

1682 J. Dryden Mac Flecknoe 13 Thy genious calls the not to purchase Fame, In keen Iambicks, but wild Anagram.

1809 S. T. Coleridge Metrical Feet 5 Ĭāmbĭcs mārch frŏm shōrt tŏ lōng.

Draft additions April 2010

iambic pentameter n. a verse form consisting of pentameters of ten syllables comprising five iambic feet; a line in this form; cf. pentameter n. 2.

ΚΠ

1810 Monthly Mag. Dec. 410/2 It is as much superior to the iambic pentameter line, as that line is to the trochaic measure of six syllables.

1896 W. H. Crawshaw Interpr. Lit. v. 91 The common epic measure in English is the iambic pentameter: the iambic foot suits the epic stateliness and dignity; and the pentameter line combines the requisite ease and majesty of movement.

1907 Southern School Jrnl. Nov. 8/2 The Spenserian stanza..consists of eight iambic pentameters and one iambic hexameter.

1968 J. Kirkwood Good Times/Bad Times (1969) 86 They had constant wracking headaches from figuring out how to say everything in iambic pentameter. No wonder they were all nutsy!

2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Sept. 68/2 Muldoon is not himself prone to falling into the jogtrot of the iambic pentameter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	iambic
释义	iambicadj.n. Brit. /ʌɪˈambɪk/, U.S. /aɪˈæmbɪk/ Etymology: < French iambique (1529 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter) or < Latin iambicus , < Greek ἰαμβικός , < ἴαμβος iambus n. Prosody. A. adj. 1. Of a foot, verse, rhythm, etc.: Consisting of, characterized by, or based on iambuses. iambic trimeter, a verse consisting of six iambuses (three dipodies) in the odd feet of which the iambus may be replaced by its metrical equivalent (the tribrach) or a spondee or its equivalent, the even feet being kept pure (though in Latin especially the licence of substitution was extended even to them). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > composed in feet > consisting of iambs iambical1582 iambic1586 1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. F.iiii ^v Ye shall perceiue them to containe in sound ye very propertie of Iambick feete, as thus. Ĭ thāt my̆ slēndĕr ōatĕn pīpe ĭn vērse wăs wōnt tŏ sōunde. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 39. ¶5 Aristotle observes, that the Iambick Verse in the Greek Tongue was the most proper for Tragedy. 1755 S. Johnson Gram. Eng. Tongue in Dict. Prosody, The feet of our verses are either iambick, as ‘aloft, create’; or trochaick, as ‘holy, lofty’. 1789 T. Twining tr. Aristotle Treat. Poetry (1812) II. 445 The hexameter is but one third longer than the Iambic trimeter. 1869 J. R. Seeley Lect. & Ess. (1870) 176 The regular beat of the iambic cadence. 2. Of a poet: Employing iambic metres. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > composed in feet > consisting of iambs > employing iambic metres iambical1582 iambic1585 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. viii. 42 Hipponax the poet Iambique. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. C3^v These [sc. poets]be subdiuided into..the Heroick, Lirick, Tragick, Comick, Satirick, Iambick, Elegiack, Pastorall, and certaine others. Some of these being termed according to the matter they deale with, some by the sorts of verses they liked best to write in. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island i. xx. 6 O let th' Iambick Muse revenge that wrong. B. n. (Usually plural) An iambic foot, verse, or poem. Also transferred, a piece of invective or satire in verse (cf. iambus n.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [noun] > types of satirical poem ragman's rew1542 iambic1579 Hudibrastic1758 sirvente1819 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > foot > iamb iambic1579 iambus1586 iamb1842 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > foot > iamb > verse of iambs iambic1579 1579–80 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 100 In the nexte seate to thes hexameters, adonickes, and iambicks, I sett those that stand uppon the number, not in meter, such as my lorde of Surrey is sayde first to have putt forthe in prynte. 1647 J. Cleveland Poems in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4662) 36 Come keen Iambicks, with your Badgers feet. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 258 What the lofty grave Tragœdians taught In Chorus or Iambic . View more context for this quotation 1682 J. Dryden Mac Flecknoe 13 Thy genious calls the not to purchase Fame, In keen Iambicks, but wild Anagram. 1809 S. T. Coleridge Metrical Feet 5 Ĭāmbĭcs mārch frŏm shōrt tŏ lōng. Draft additions April 2010 iambic pentameter n. a verse form consisting of pentameters of ten syllables comprising five iambic feet; a line in this form; cf. pentameter n. 2. ΚΠ 1810 Monthly Mag. Dec. 410/2 It is as much superior to the iambic pentameter line, as that line is to the trochaic measure of six syllables. 1896 W. H. Crawshaw Interpr. Lit. v. 91 The common epic measure in English is the iambic pentameter: the iambic foot suits the epic stateliness and dignity; and the pentameter line combines the requisite ease and majesty of movement. 1907 Southern School Jrnl. Nov. 8/2 The Spenserian stanza..consists of eight iambic pentameters and one iambic hexameter. 1968 J. Kirkwood Good Times/Bad Times (1969) 86 They had constant wracking headaches from figuring out how to say everything in iambic pentameter. No wonder they were all nutsy! 2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Sept. 68/2 Muldoon is not himself prone to falling into the jogtrot of the iambic pentameter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1579
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