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A '''trochee''' is a unit of a [[poetic meter|poetic foot]] in [[poetry]] which is made up of a stressed (accented) syllable followed by an unstressed (unaccented) syllable<ref>"trochee, n.". OED Online. June 2011. Oxford University Press. 28 August 2011</ref>.  Lines of verse that are predominantly made up of trochees are referred to as trochaic.  If a line consisted of five sets of trochees, it would be considered to be in trochaic pentameter.

A '''trochee''' is a unit of a [[poetic meter|poetic foot]] in [[poetry]] which is made up of a stressed (accented) syllable followed by an unstressed (unaccented) syllable<ref>"trochee, n.". OED Online. June 2011. Oxford University Press. 28 August 2011</ref>.  Lines of verse that are predominantly made up of trochees are referred to as trochaic.  For instance, if a line consisted of five sets of trochees, it would be considered to be in trochaic pentameter.

One of the most famous literary works that is predominately in trochaic meter is [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]'s ''The Song of Hiawatha''.  Another example is from a well known children's rhyme:

One of the most famous literary works that is predominately in trochaic meter is [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]'s ''The Song of Hiawatha''.  Another example is from a well known children's rhyme: