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What is trochaic inversion?

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According to http://www.cranberrydesigns.com/poetry/glossary.htm, trochaic inversion

Inserting a trochee (foot with stressed/unstressed pattern) into a line that is written with iambic meter. A trochaic inversion can serve to provide relief from the weak-strong pattern of iamb. It can also serve to reverse expectations or the flow of the poem. Here is an example of a trochaic inversion (the trochee is bolded): "Lillies that fester, smell far worse than weeds."

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