trochee
IPA: trˈɑtʃi
noun
- A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
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Examples of "trochee" in Sentences
- The iamb is the reverse of the trochee.
- The reverse of an iamb is called a trochee.
- The sixth foot is either a spondee or a trochee.
- Eve 6 has also made heavy use of a trochee meter.
- Even so, the dominant foot throughout the poem is the trochee.
- The first foot of the line given from Shakespeare is a trochee.
- The first five feet of the line are dactyls; the sixth a trochee.
- I found some sources saying iambic pentameter and others saying trochee.