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A dactyl has three syllables.

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What is basic part of a meter that consists of two or three syllables in a verse of poetry?

A basic part of a meter in poetry that consists of two syllables is called a foot. A foot with three syllables is called a trimeter.


Which of these terms is defined as the basic part of a meter that consists of two or three syllables in averse of poetry?

The term is "foot." In poetry, a foot is a basic unit of meter consisting of a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables. Common types of feet include iamb, trochee, anapest, dactyl, and spondee.


How many syllables are in meter?

There are 2 syllables. Met-re.


How many syllables does meter have?

2


How many syllables are in the word meter?

Two


How many stressed syllables are in Dactylic trimeter?

...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


What is a group of syllables forming a metrical unit called?

A metrical unit having two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable is an anapaest. The word 'cigarette' is an example of an anapaest. The word 'anapaest', however, is not an anapaest. It is a dactyl. And the word 'dactyl' is a trochee (as is the word 'trochee').


how is a metrical foot having one accented or long syllable followed by two unaccented or short syllables?

That's a dactyl.


What term to find symmetrical foot pattern in poetry that features one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllable's?

That foot pattern is called a "dactyl." In dactylic meter, each foot consists of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.


Is the word beautiful trochaic?

A trochee is a word containing two syllables, the first stressed and the second unstressed (such as FORest). "Beautiful" has three syllables in the stressed-unstressed-unstressed pattern (BEAUtiful), which makes it a dactyl.


What is the name for a pattern of syllables?

meter


When was Dactyl Foundation created?

Dactyl Foundation was created in 1996.