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Iamb (poetry) An iamb /ËaÉªÃ¦m/ or iambus is a metrical foot used in various types of poetry. Originally the term referred to one of the feet of the quantitative meter of classical Greek prosody: a short syllable followed by a long syllable (as in delay).
Iambic describes the ti-tum rhythm that is used, and pentameter means that there are five of these iambic feet in each line. Iambic Tetrameter is the same rhythm of an unstressed syllable followed directly by a stressed one, except it is a group of four feet as opposed to the pentameter's five.meter: the rhythmic structure of a verse. iamb /iambic foot: a metrical unit made up of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.Our Definition: Iambic pentameter and tetrameter is when the poet stresses certain syllables so that the poem is read a certain way. It helps the poem flow better or sound a specific way.amb /iambic foot: a metrical unit made up of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Our Definition: Iambic pentameter and tetrameter is when the poet stresses certain syllables so that the poem is read a certain way.