Combination of Poetic Feet
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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. S pondee - 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 ...
