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Iamb (EYE-am)

A metrical foot used in formal poetry

Common clues: Poetic foot; Two-syllable poetic foot; Metrical foot; Anapest relative

Crossword puzzle frequency: 2 times a year


An iamb is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of a short (unstressed) syllable followed by a long (stressed) one.

The iambic pentameter is one of the most powerful measures in English and German poetry.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. – Alfred Tennyson



Typically, Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter.



Ope (ohp)

Archaic and literary form of the word open

Common clues: Unlock poetically; Ajar to the bard

Crossword puzzle frequency: once a year

Frequency in English language: 74775 / 86800



Enow (ih-NOW)

Archaic word for enough

Common clues: Sufficient in verse; It used to be sufficient; Plenty, previously; Sufficient, old-style

Crossword puzzle frequency: twice a year



Ere (air)

Before

Common clues: Prior to in verse

Crossword puzzle frequency: once a year

Frequency in English language: 22142 / 86800

 

 

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