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<p>68.127.150.205: /* Two syllable feet */</p> <hr /> <div>A metric foot is a collection of two, three or four syllables differentiated by which syllables are long and which are short. Ancient Alexandrian scholars named all 28 possible variations.<br /> <br /> [[English poetry]] concentrates on where the stress lies in a word rather than syllable length. There are six types of metric feet used commonly by [[English]] poets.<br /> <br /> ==== Two syllable feet ====<br /> <br /> ;iamb :an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (e.g. instead)<br /> ;trochee :a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable (e.g. platter)<br /> ;spondee :two stressed syllables (e.g. football)<br /> ;pyrrhic :two unstressed syllables (usually not found in one word)<br /> <br /> ==== Three syllable feet ====<br /> <br /> ;anapest :two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable (e.g. intercept)<br /> ;dactyl :a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables (e.g. laughable)</div>

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<p>68.127.150.205: /* Two syllable feet */</p> <hr /> <div>A metric foot is a collection of two, three or four syllables differentiated by which syllables are long and which are short. Ancient Alexandrian scholars named all 28 possible variations.<br /> <br /> [[English poetry]] concentrates on where the stress lies in a word rather than syllable length. There are six types of metric feet used commonly by [[English]] poets.<br /> <br /> ==== Two syllable feet ====<br /> <br /> ;iambic shit :an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (e.g. instead)<br /> ;trochee :a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable (e.g. platter)<br /> ;spondee :two stressed syllables (e.g. football)<br /> ;pyrrhic :two unstressed syllables (usually not found in one word)<br /> <br /> ==== Three syllable feet ====<br /> <br /> ;anapest :two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable (e.g. intercept)<br /> ;dactyl :a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables (e.g. laughable)</div>

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