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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 foot | mertrical unit with one stressed syllable (beat) |
| iamb | a type of foot with one unstressed syllable followed by a beat |
| anapest | a type of foot with two unstressed syllables followed by one beat |
| trochee | a type of foot with one beat followed by one unstressed beat |
| dactyl | a type of foot with one beat followed by two unstressed syllables |
| line | describes the number of feet |
| dimeter | two feet |
| trimeter | three feet |
| tetrameter | four feet |
| petameter | five feet |
| hexameter | six feet |
| heptameter | seven feet |
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