syllables,one of which is stressed. 4 kinds of foot: 5 A.iambus ()consists of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable e.g.Appear,besides,attack,supply. B.Trochee(-):consists of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressedsyllable. e.g.holy,upper,failing C.anapaest ()consists of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. e.g.reappear,indistinct,incomplete,on the hill D.dactyl ()consists of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.e.g.messenger,merrily,property. accident 5.3 meter(格律) 5 The meter of a line of poetry is determined by the kind of foot used and by the number of feet in a line.The longest poetical line contains8 feet. Monometer单音步诗行，dimeter二音步诗行，trimeter三音步诗 行，tetrameter四音步诗行，pentameter五音步诗行，hexameter 六音步诗行，heptameter七音步诗行，octameter八音步诗行 (八步格)syllables, one of which is stressed. 4 kinds of foot: A. iambus (︶—): consists of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. e.g. Appear, besides , attack , supply. B. Trochee (—︶): consists of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable. e.g. holy, upper, failing C. anapaest (︶︶—): consists of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. e.g. reappear, indistinct, incomplete, on the hill D. dactyl (—︶︶): consists of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables. e.g. messenger, merrily, property, accident 5.3 meter(格律) The meter of a line of poetry is determined by the kind of foot used and by the number of feet in a line. The longest poetical line contains 8 feet. Monometer 单音步诗行, dimeter 二音步诗行, trimeter 三音步诗 行, tetrameter 四音步诗行, pentameter 五音步诗行, hexameter 六音步诗行, heptameter 七音步诗行, octameter 八音步诗行 （八步格）. 5’ 5’