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3.
Dactyl/dactylic
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stressed
unstressed unstressed
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Example:
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This is the
forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the
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hemlocks,
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Bearded with
moss, and in garments green, indistinct in
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the twilight,
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Stand like
Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic.
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Say the first
line aloud and mark the stressed
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syllables.
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