Meter In Poetry

noun a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, as in 'poetry'

adjective relating to or consisting of dactyls

• The dactyl is a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
• I learned about the dactyl in my poetry class - it's like a stressed, unstressed, unstressed rhythm.
• I can't get the hang of writing dactyls in my poems, it's so tricky!
• Her fingers moved like dactyls across the piano keys, creating a beautiful melody.

adjective relating to or consisting of iambs, a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable

• The iambic pentameter is a common poetic form in English literature.
• I find iambic poetry a bit hard to understand sometimes.
• I don't really vibe with iambic verse, it's just not my thing.
• The iambic rhythm of the music seemed to mimic the beating of my heart.

noun a type of verse in which each foot consists of a trochee

• The trochee is a metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
• I learned about trochees in my poetry class, they're pretty interesting.
• Trochees are like the cool kids of the poetry world, they stand out.
• In the rhythm of life, sometimes we need to switch from an iamb to a trochee to keep things interesting.