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stressedAnother answer:An iamb is not a syllable. It is a metrical unit comprising two syllables. The first is short or unstressed, and the second is long or stressed. The word 'because' is an example of an iamb.
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Yes, destroy is an iamb, de = not stressed, stroy = stressed.
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It is called an iamb.
The word "begin" is an example of an iamb as it has a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable (be-GIN).
No, heartbreak is not an example of an iamb. An iamb is a metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable, like in the word "believe." Heartbreak does not follow this pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
The word joanne is an iamb.
stressedAnother answer:An iamb is not a syllable. It is a metrical unit comprising two syllables. The first is short or unstressed, and the second is long or stressed. The word 'because' is an example of an iamb.
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Yes, the word "inspire" is an iamb. It follows the pattern of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable - in-SPIRE.
An iamb is a word or line consisting of two syllables, one unstressed followed by a stressed syllable. "Telephone" has three syllables, therefore is not an iamb.
The song Beautiful Day by U2 has exampl...Sorry that's just a foot