Metre in poetry





1.  Iamb - An iamb consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (U/).

2.   Pyrrhic - A pyrrhic is a foot with two unstressed syllables. (//)
3. Spondee - A foot with two stressed syllables is a spondee. (UU)

4. Trochee - A foot with a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable is a trochee. (/U)

5.  Anapest - An anapest consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. (//U)
6. Dactyl - A dactyl consists of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.(U//)



                                          Iamb :   U/     Pyrrhic: //     Spondee: UU

                                                     Trochee: /U   Anapest: //U

                                                                 Dactyl: UU/
 


   Note: Here (U) denotes Unstressed Syllable and (/) denotes Stressed Syllable   


              

































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