Sentences with phrase «into iambs»
In other words, when we listen, for example, to a flow of tones that alternate continuously — one strong (S) and one weak (W), if we segment the flow in trochees we hear the sequences as SW - SW - SW - SW..., but if we divide it into iambs we hear the sequence will be WS - WS - WS - WS...
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The way we group notes within continuous sound sequences is determined by the iambic - trochaic law (ITL), whereby we tend to pair sounds of varying intensity or pitch into trochees and those of different duration into iambs.