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Iambic U/ A two syllable pattern. The second syllable is emphasized.
amuse, arise, awake, behold, depict, destroy, employ, inject, inscribe, insist
Trochaic /U A two syllable pattern. The first syllable is emphasized.
bladder, beat it, bubba, chosen, chorus, cuddle, clever, double, dental, dinner, doctor, happy, hammer, injure
Anapestic UU/ A three syllable pattern. The last syllable is emphasized.
understand, interrupt, contradict, comprehend
Dactylic /UU A three syllable pattern. The first syllable is emphasized.
carefully, merrily, mannequin, tenderly, horrible, buffalo, Jefferson, prominent
Monometer U/
Dimeter U/ U/
Trimeter U/ U/ U/
Tetrameter U/ U/ U/ U/
Pentameter U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
Hexameter U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
Heptameter U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
Octometer U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
Examples of Rhythm
Pantoum: A simple poem that repeats lines
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