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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in the lunar module Eagle, on July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the moon.
Neil Armstrong
An iamb is a metric foot of poetry which goes di-dah, an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one as in the word a-bove. Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter whereby every line consisted of five consecutive iambs going di-dahdi-dah di-dah di-dah di-dah
eg |Then she|is well|and noth-|ing can| be ill|
(Romeo & Juliet)
Sometimes there is a creative bending of the rhythms of iambic pentameter, as in the following:
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
This kind of rhythmic analysis comes from an attempt to cast English in the light of the Greek classics, for which these rhythms are more natural. It is a good idea not to become slavishly tied down by the classical rhythms when writing English verse, although it is good to know something about how to use them. This study is subtle and can go much deeper than most people suspect. As a small example, isn't it strange and a little off-putting to hear the second quote stressed like this: What's IN a NAME? That WHICH We CALL a ROSE? Yet, both quotes are from Shakespeare, arguably the greatest man of English letters. An iamb is a metrical foot used in various types of poetry.
"To incline", to be or place at a vertical angle (from Latin clinare, to lean).
a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables
It also refers to a victory gained at considerable cost. It takes its name from Pyrrhus, King of Epirus who defeated the Roman armies is 280 BC. The cost of the victory was so great that he was unable to proceed to take Rome
scansion
sonnet
This is known as a dactyl.
couplet
Prosody is defined as the name of the speech elements of stress, rhythm and intonation. Prosody training needs a strong hearing and determined intent to listen to how words and utterances are made. All the elements of prosody are used in the spoken forms of language.
versification
tall tale
Refrain
figure of speech
If you negate my answer, you consider it untrue. The root word, nego, means deny, refuse.
If you deny or refuse to accept my answer, you consider it untrue!
"you"
polar bear
Nonfiction is defined as prose that describes real objects, settings, events, and the actual experiences of individuals.
Nonfiction is defined as prose that describes real objects, settings, events, and the actual experiences of individuals.
genre
national
trochee
