In English poetry, an iamb often forms the basis of a line's rhythm.

Iambe, a Thracian woman, daughter of Pan and Echo and granddaughter of Hermes, was celebrated for her quick wit in the old tales.

Poets often rely on iambs to create a natural rhythm in their lines.

The poet deliberately used a limping iamb to give the final line a stumbling, emphatic cadence.

She noticed the limping iambs in the line and adjusted the meter to smooth the cadence.

The poet experimented with iambic pentameter to give the lines a natural conversational rhythm.

The poet tapped an iambic on the table to demonstrate the meter.

The poet revised the line until its iambic rhythm felt effortless.

The scholar argued that the iambelegus captured the bittersweet rhythm of the ancient lament.

At dawn the iambelegi clustered on the tidal flats, their bioluminescent fronds lighting the wet sand.