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A metrical foot that consists of two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed syllable. An example from Phillip Brooks's poem, "Christmas Everywhere", is a good example:
A metrical foot that consists of two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed syllable. An example from Phillip Brooks's poem, "Christmas Everywhere", is a good example:
{{cquote|'''Every'''where, '''every'''where, '''Christmas''' to'''night'''. <br> '''Christmas''' in the '''lands''' of the '''fir-tree''' and '''pines.'''}}
{{cquote|'''Every'''where, '''every'''where, '''Christmas''' to'''night'''. <br> '''Christmas''' in the '''lands''' of the '''fir-tree''' and '''pines.'''}}
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In a way, it is the reverse of the [[anapestic]] (a metrical foot that is two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed.)
In a way, it is the reverse of the [[anapestic]] (a metrical foot that is two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed.)
[[Category:Poetry]]
[[Category:Poetry]]