English - Literature - Poetry - Meter and scansion - Stressed and Unstressed
6 steps: (1) METER = the rhythmic pattern in poetry based on stressed (/) and unstressed (u) syllables. (2) FOOT = one unit of meter. Types: IAMB (u /): da-DUM. 'a-LONE', 'to-DAY'. Most common in English! TROCHEE (/ u): DUM-da. 'GAR-den', 'HUN-gry'. (3) ANAPEST (u u /): da-da-DUM. 'un-der-STAND'. DA