METRICAL FOOT

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There is 1 meaning of the phrase Metrical Foot.

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"In poetry, the metrical foot is the basic unit of rhythm."

"An iambic metrical foot consists of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable."

"In a trochaic metrical foot, the stressed syllable comes before the unstressed syllable."

"The most common metrical foot in English poetry is the iamb."

"A dactylic metrical foot has one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables."

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