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The line "A tree whose hungry mouth is prest" contains eight syllables, making it an example of tetrameter, which consists of four metrical feet per line. Each foot in this line likely contains two syllables, maintaining the tetrameter structure.

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Tetrameter is four stressed syllables; 'A treewhose hungry mouth is prest'.
It is iambic tetrameter. There are four iambic feet.

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Tetrameter is four stressed syllables; 'A treewhose hungry mouth is prest'.

It is iambic tetrameter. There are four iambic feet.

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