English
Considered stress-timed language
Feet
Rhytmics of stress and unstressed syllable
Iambic
Weak/strong
Trochaic
Strong/weak*
Anapestic
Weak/weak/strong
Dactylic
Strong/weak/weak
Spondaïc
Strong/strong
Amphibrach
Weak/strong/weak
Metrical foot
Consists of one stressed syllable with unstressed syllable(s) till next stressed syllable
Metrical analysis
Analyzing distribution of strong and weak units
1. Transcribe
2. Identify stress (strong first)
3. Combine into feet (one foot is one stress)
4. Foot level, which is stronger (stress reversal)
Phrases
A weak strong pattern, may contribute to meaning
Compounds
Have a strong/weak pattern, may contribute towards meaning
Eurhythmy
English prefers sequences of alternating strong and weak forms, fix this
Stress reversal
Or iambic reversal. Fixinf stress on foot level when w-s-s to s-w-s (from right to left)
