Trochee vs. Iamb

Trocheenoun

A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

Trocheenoun

A foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short, as in the Latin word ante, or the first accented and the second unaccented, as in the English word motion; a choreus.

Trocheenoun

a metrical unit with stressed-stressed-unstressed syllables

Trochee

In poetic metre, a trochee (), choree (), or choreus, is a metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one, in English, or a heavy syllable followed by a light one in Latin or Greek (also described as a long syllable followed by a short one). In this respect, a trochee is the reverse of an iamb.

Iambnoun

A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Iambnoun

An iambus or iambic.

Iambnoun

a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables