There are three stressed syllables.
three
2
There are two syllables in the word upon: up..., and the second is on. Clapping at every constant (all letters except a, e, i, o, or u) will help you tell how many syllables are in that word.
"In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay Ready to start upon my pilgrimage To Canterbury, full of devout homage" This excerpt from the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales showcases iambic pentameter with its 10-syllable lines and alternating stressed and unstressed syllables.
"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear".
Words of five syllables which stressed on the fifth syllables
The term you are looking for could be "iambic pentameter." A line of poetry typically has a particular number of "feet" which are sets of syllables following a rhythm pattern. An iambic foot has two syllables, with the stress on the second one. Pentameter has five feet per line.Consider the following snippet from Shakespeare's Sonnet 116:If this be error and upon me prov'd,I never writ, nor no man ever lov'd.You can divide it up into feet this way (I am putting slashes between the feet):If this / be er/ror and / upon / me prov'd,I nev/er writ, / nor no / man e/ver lov'd.
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Scanning is a term that is applied in Literature to check a poem for its rhyme scheme, syllables, and count them. Then you have to put marks upon the stresses and unstressed syllables in order to show them in the lines.
A literary movement that stressed reliance upon emotion and nature over reason and logic as a moral guide to life.
That depends upon its role in the sentence. As an adverb or preposition, it is inSIDE; as a noun or adjective, it is INside.
Upon opening the letter, I discovered some surprising news.