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Yes, "follow" is a two-syllable word. It is pronounced as "fol-low."
Only follow (FAH-low) has stress on the first syllable.
No, a haiku does not have to follow the 5-7-5 syllable structure. Traditional Japanese haikus do follow this structure, but modern haikus in English often do not strictly adhere to it.
The accented syllable in a word is typically the one that is pronounced with more emphasis or force. It may not always follow a specific rule and can vary depending on the word. You can usually determine the accented syllable by pronouncing the word and noting which syllable sounds stronger or has a higher pitch.
No, haiku do not have to adhere to the 5-7-5 syllable structure. Traditional Japanese haiku follow a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, but modern haiku often vary in syllable count to better capture the essence of the moment.
There is 1 syllable. There's a lot going on in that word; there are lots of different sounds. But syllables usually follow pronounced vowels.
The word "inspire" is an example of an iamb. An iamb consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, and in "inspire," the stress falls on the second syllable (in-SPIR-e). The other options do not follow this pattern.
There aren't many one syllable adverbs, since so many end in "ly", but most of the one-syllable adverbs I can think of follow the "er", "est" structure. In the case of the one-syllable adverb "hard", it's harder, hardest; for "late", it's later, latest. But, since there always has to be an exception, in the case of the common one-syllable adverb "well", the comparative is better, the superlative is best.
No, heartbreak is not an example of an iamb. An iamb is a metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable, like in the word "believe." Heartbreak does not follow this pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
A closed syllable. An open syllable. A vowel-consonant-e syllable. A vowel team syllable. A consonant-le syllable. An r-controlled syllable.
The accented syllable in the word "fierceness" is the first syllable, "fierce."
The accented syllable in "wanders" is the first syllable, "wan."