An iamb is a metrical foot in poetry that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
For example, the word "again" is an iamb. The first syllable ("a") is unstressed, while the second syllable ("gain") is stressed.
An iamb is a metrical foot in poetry that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
For example, the word "again" is an iamb. The first syllable ("a") is unstressed, while the second syllable ("gain") is stressed.