Pyrrhic Meter

A pyrrhic is a metrical foot made up of two unstressed syllables. It is uncommon in English verse and usually appears as a substitution inside a line rather than as a full metrical pattern. Because English speech naturally leans toward stress, poets more often describe pyrrhics as a brief metrical effect than as a complete meter.

Example

The of the soft rain passed over the field

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