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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