Iamb

Type:		Rhythm

Description:		The main serious rhythm of English-language poetry. It is the basis of the English Heroic Line: iambic pentameter.

Schematic:		xX

Rhythm/Stanza Length:		2

See Also:		Alcaics, Alexandrine, Alexandrine Couplets, Blank Verse, Choriambics, English Heroic Line, Hymnal Stanza, Iambic Pentameter, In Memorium Stanza, Mad Song Stanza, Short Couplet, Short Sestet, Soft-Songed Tercet, Soft-Songed Triplet, Split Sestet, Spondee, Trochee

Status:		Complete