Trochee- A foot consisting of one long or stresses syllable followed by one short unstressed syllable.
"Should you ask me, whence these stories"
Should you ask me, whence the stories
Anapest- A metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable.
"I must finish my journey alone"
I must finish my journey alone
Spondee- A foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables.
"White founts falling in the courts of the sun"
White founts falling in the courts of the sun
Dactyl- A metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
"Just for a handful of silver he left us"
Just for a handful of silver he left us
Iamb- A metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
"Shall i compare thee to a summer's day?"
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
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