A dactyl is a long syllable followed by two short ones. ('Dum-de-de').
Dactylic trimeter is three of the above one after the other.
('Dum-de-de, dum-de-de, dum-de-de').
e.g.
"Barack Obama's a superman."
Anapestic trimeter is a poetic meter pattern that consists of three metrical feet per line, with each foot containing two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. This meter creates a bouncy and lively rhythm, commonly used in humorous and light-hearted poetry or children's literature. An example of anapestic trimeter is found in the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore.
A tetrameter is a line of four metrical feet in poetry. There are several kinds of tetrameters namely anapestic, iambic, trochaic and dactylic.
Feet.
Anapestic - is a "foot" (beat) comprising three syllables - dit dit DAH"First two UNstressed, the LAST one is STRESSED".That's anapestic trimeter right there.But, Pentameter defines that there will be 5(penta) feet (meters) in the line.dit dit DAH dit dit DAH dit dit DAH dit dit DAH dit dit DAH
The meter in Emily Dickinson's poem "I Took the Power in My Hand" is predominantly iambic trimeter interspersed with anapestic variations. This meter creates a rhythmic flow that enhances the poem's tone and impact.
Anapestic-tetrameter is a poetic meter that contains four anapestic feet per line. An anapest is two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.
...Iamb (Iambic)Unstressed + Stressed.........Two Syllables...Trochee (Trochaic)Stressed + Unstressed.........Two Syllables...Spondee (Spondaic)Stressed + Stressed.........Two Syllables...Anapest (Anapestic)Unstressed + Unstressed + Stressed.........Three Syllables...Dactyl (DactylicStressed + Unstressed + Unstressed.........Three Syllables
it is mostly amphibrachic, with some anapestic lines.
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A beat in a limerick refers to the rhythm or meter of the poem. Limericks typically have five lines and follow a specific beat pattern: anapestic trimeter, which consists of three metrical feet per line with two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. This beat gives limericks their characteristic lively and humorous tone.
Feet.
Not necessarily.
Iambic trimeter is a meter in poetry consisting of three iambic units per line.Iambic is the dee-dum rhythm."I met a hungry catUp there in Ironbark"
The lines of verse use a combination of three stressed syllables (trimeter) followed by four trochaic metrical feet (trochaic tetrameter) in the first two lines, followed by four trochaic metrical feet in the next three lines. The final line consists of three stressed syllables (trimeter).