Metrical+Feet+-+Anapest+&+Dactyl

Metrical Feet
=== metrical foot: a group of 2 or 3 syllables creating the basic unit of poetic rhythm ( the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables) ===

**Anapest**
a foot of three syllables, two short syllables followed by one long syllable / two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable e.g. 'Such plainness of the **pre-baroque**' ( U / U U U **U U /** ) - An Arundel Tomb by Philip Larkin e.g. 'All **afternoon**, through the tall heat that slept' ( U **U U /**, U ...) - The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin

Dactyl
a foot of three syllables, one long syllable followed by two short syllables / one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables e.g. 'Still **promising** to solve, and **satisfy**' ( U **/ U U** U /, U **/ U U**) - Love Songs In Age by Philip Larkin e.g '**Shadowing** Domesday lines' ( **/ U U** / U U ) - MCMXIV by Philip Larkin