A History of English Versification

CHAPTER XIV

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IAMBIC-ANAPAESTIC AND TROCHAIC-DACTYLIC METRES

§ 189. General remarks 249

I. IAMBIC-ANAPAESTIC METRES.

190. Eight-foot iambic-anapaestic verse 250 191. Seven-foot iambic-anapaestic verse 250 192. Six-foot iambic-anapaestic verse 251 193. Five-foot iambic-anapaestic verse 251 194. Four-foot iambic-anapaestic verse 252 195. Three-foot iambic-anapaestic verse 253 196. Two-foot iambic-anapaestic verse 253 197. One-foot iambic-anapaestic verse 254

II. TROCHAIC-DACTYLIC METRES.

198. Eight-foot trochaic-dactylic verse 254 199. Seven-foot trochaic-dactylic verse 255 200. Six-foot trochaic-dactylic verse 255 201. Five-foot trochaic-dactylic verse 256 202. Four-foot trochaic-dactylic verse 256 203. Three-foot trochaic-dactylic verse 257 204. Two-foot dactylic or trochaic-dactylic verse 257 205. One-foot dactylic verse 258