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The basic unit used in the measurement of verse is called a foot. A foot typically contains one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables, establishing the rhythm and structure of a poetic line. Examples of common feet include iambic (unstressed, stressed) and trochaic (stressed, unstressed).

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A metrical set is a pattern of accented and unaccented syllables?

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