The feet most often met with in English verse are those corresponding with the trochee and iambus,[[9]] that is approximately. The iambic is most common perhaps, represented by two syllables with the accent on the last syllable. The trochee has two syllables, with the accent on the first. An example of a line in each metre will show the difference—
Four Foot Iambic.
"To fai´r Fide´le's gra´ssy to´mb."
Four Foot Trochaic.
"No´t a si´ngle ma´n depa´rted."
Dactyls (an accented followed by two unaccented syllables) and anapæsts (two unaccented syllables followed by an accented one) are most frequently used in combination with the other feet—
Anapæstic.
"O´r the wo´rld | from the hou´r | of her bi´rth."
Dactylic.
"Ma´ke no deep | scru´tiny