![]() In other words, two adjacent syllables have the same stress. Spondee: a spondee occurs when two syllables follow the pattern stressed/stressed. Here are three more words students need to know: There is such a thing as an amphibrach (AM-fi-brak), which is a syllable pattern of unstressed/stressed/unstressed, but only linguists care about it poets don’t. In other words, the stress happens on the LAST of three syllables (as in interrupt, clarinet, unprepared). In other words, the stress happens on the FIRST of three syllables (as in sharpener and totally.)Īnapest: an anapest (pronounced AN-i-pest) occurs when three syllables follow the pattern unstressed/unstressed/stressed. The next two are triple-ish.ĭactyl: a dactyl (pronounced DAK-til) occurs when three syllables follow the pattern stressed/unstressed/unstressed. Notice that these two metrical feet, the trochee and the iamb, are duple-ish. In other words, the stress happens on the SECOND of two syllables (as in because and surprise.) Iamb: an iamb (pronounced EYE-amb) occurs when two syllables follow the pattern unstressed/stressed. In other words, the stress happens on the FIRST of two syllables (as in table and birthday.) Trochee: a trochee (pronounced TROH-kee) occurs when two syllables follow the pattern stressed/unstressed. There are four types of feet that poets most commonly use. ![]() And it probably won’t surprise you that each foot-stressed/unstressed, unstressed/stressed, etc-has a name. In general, the combinations of syllables are called metrical feet. So far, students have heard, performed, compared, and created syllable patterns.
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