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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.


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There are 2 syllables. Met-re.


How many syllables does meter have?

2


How many syllables are in the word meter?

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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.


Is the word company iamb trochee anapest or dactyl?

The word "company" is a trochee, as it consists of two syllables with the stress on the first syllable ("COM-pa-ny").


A metrical foot pattern in poetry that features one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables?

This metrical foot pattern is known as anapest. It is commonly found in many forms of poetry and creates a flowing and upbeat rhythm. An example of an anapestic phrase is "in the NIGHT."