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dactyl
a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
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iamb, iambus
a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
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anapaest, anapest
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
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amphibrach
a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')
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trochee
a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
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spondee
a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
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dibrach, pyrrhic
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
