These metrical feet are useful to know in the writing, reading, or discussing of poetry. You'll feel really smart when talking over poems with your friends if you can accurately pull this vocabulary out of your hat. Capitalized syllables are stressed.
IAMB: alas (a-LAS)
TROCHEE: outlast (OUT-last)
SPONDEE: well-loved (WELL-LOVED)
ANAPEST: indirect (in-dir-ECT)
DACTYL: ludicrous (LUD-i-crous)
AMPHIBRACH: imposter (im-POS-ter)
CRETIC (or AMPHIMACER): what a dump (WHAT a DUMP)
CHORIAMB: how to survive (HOW to sur-VIVE)
PYYRHIC: and the (and the)
Famous or original lines containing these feet are welcomed in the comments. Iambs, at least, ought to be easy--jot down almost any of Shakespeare's verses. Trochees, anapests, and dactyls are also pretty common.
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