Trochees

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A metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of a long syllable followed by a short one, such as O Carina! O Carina! in this sentence. Although it is rare in English verse, it is fairly common in children's rhymes (such as Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochee

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