Saturday, April 1, 2006

Trochaic Tetrameter

Like iambic tetrameter, this set would have 4 pairs, but the stress will come down in the first syllable, rather than the last:

PEter, PEter PUMPkin-EAter
HAD a WIFE and COULDn't KEEP her.

ONE fish TWO fish RED fish BLUE fish



DUM da = trochee

da DUM = iamb