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The metre is dochmiac, each dochmius consisting of an iambus followed by a cretic, .
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroAn iambus is a two-syllable foot accented on the last syllable.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterThis may occur when the accent is upon the last syllable of the foot; that is, when the foot is an iambus or an anapest.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
Antispast, an′ti-spast, n. in metre, a foot composed of an iambus and a trochee.
The foot consisting of an unaccented followed by an accented syllable is called an iambus.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism | F. V. N. Painter
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