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iamb
That's an iamb.
A "foot" is a group of symbols marked off as a metrical unit, in poetry.
A foot.
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The type of metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable is called an iamb. It is a common metrical pattern in poetry and is used in a variety of poetic forms, including Shakespearean sonnets.
The metrical foot of three short syllables is -r-b-a--
The iamb.
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anapest
That's an iamb.
metrical foot
The spondee, with its two long stressed syllables, is the least common metrical foot in the English language.
A metrical line with 4 metrical feet is called tetrameter. Each foot typically consists of two syllables or one long syllable, following a specific pattern depending on the type of verse (e.g., iambic tetrameter, trochaic tetrameter).