Which metrical foot is long-short, dum-da?

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Which metrical foot is long-short, dum-da?

In meter, a pattern described as long-short, or dum-da, shows a foot with the first syllable stressed and the second unstressed. That is a trochaic foot. Trochaic feet are two syllables where the emphasis falls on the first: / U. Examples in English include words like hammer or garden, where the first syllable carries the stronger beat. The other common feet place stress in different orders: an iamb is unstressed-stressed (da-DUM), a dactyl is stressed-unstressed-unstressed (DUM-da-da), and an anapest is unstressed-unstressed-stressed (da-da-DUM).

In meter, a pattern described as long-short, or dum-da, shows a foot with the first syllable stressed and the second unstressed. That is a trochaic foot. Trochaic feet are two syllables where the emphasis falls on the first: / U. Examples in English include words like hammer or garden, where the first syllable carries the stronger beat. The other common feet place stress in different orders: an iamb is unstressed-stressed (da-DUM), a dactyl is stressed-unstressed-unstressed (DUM-da-da), and an anapest is unstressed-unstressed-stressed (da-da-DUM).

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