Types of Metric Feet

TABLE OF METRIC FEET:
Binary:
             
             Iamb:       O-O       da-dum       eg. divine, alert, confined.
             Trochee:   O-O      dum-da       eg. metre, rhythm, never, touching.
             Spondee:  O-O      dum-dum    eg. full stop, no way.
             Pyrrhic:     O-O     a-da             eg. in the, of a.

Ternary:

            Anapest:             O-O-O     titty-tum       eg. understand, Japanese.
            Dactyl:                O-O-O    tum-titty        eg. lavender, fantasy.
            Amphibrach:      O-O-O     ti-tum-ti        eg. imperfect, desiring.
            Amphimacer:     O-O-O     tum-ti-tum    eg. hand to mouth, up to you, waiting game.


Stressed syllable

Untressed syllable

(For more metric feet, see table in folder)