Template:Metrical feet

Metrical feet and accents

Disyllables
◡ ◡	pyrrhic, dibrach
◡ –	iamb
– ◡	trochee, choree
– –	spondee
Trisyllables
◡ ◡ ◡	tribrach
– ◡ ◡	dactyl
◡ – ◡	amphibrach
◡ ◡ –	anapaest, antidactylus
◡ – –	bacchius
– ◡ –	cretic, amphimacer
– – ◡	antibacchius
– – –	molossus
See main article for tetrasyllables.

Disyllables

Macron and breve notation: – = stressed/long syllable, ◡ = unstressed/short syllable

◡	◡	pyrrhus, dibrach
◡	–	iamb (or iambus or jambus)
–	◡	trochee, choree (or choreus)
–	–	spondee

Trisyllables

◡	◡	◡	tribrach
–	◡	◡	dactyl
◡	–	◡	amphibrach
◡	◡	–	anapaest, antidactylus
◡	–	–	bacchius
–	◡	–	cretic, amphimacer
–	–	◡	antibacchius
–	–	–	molossus

Tetrasyllables

◡	◡	◡	◡	tetrabrach, proceleusmatic
–	◡	◡	◡	primus paeon
◡	–	◡	◡	secundus paeon
◡	◡	–	◡	tertius paeon
◡	◡	◡	–	quartus paeon
–	–	◡	◡	major ionic, double trochee
◡	◡	–	–	minor ionic, double iamb
–	◡	–	◡	ditrochee
◡	–	◡	–	diiamb
–	◡	◡	–	choriamb
◡	–	–	◡	antispast
◡	–	–	–	first epitrite
–	◡	–	–	second epitrite
–	–	◡	–	third epitrite
–	–	–	◡	fourth epitrite
–	–	–	–	dispondee

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