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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.)
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* '''trochee:''' a metrical foot used in formal poetry consisting of a long (or accented) syllable followed by a short (or unaccented) one; ''[[O carina!|O carina! O carina!]]'' in this sentence consists of four trochees in succession; although rare in English verse, the trochee is fairly common in children's rhymes (such as ''Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star'')
 
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochee Wikipedia]
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  • trochee: a metrical foot used in formal poetry consisting of a long (or accented) syllable followed by a short (or unaccented) one; O carina! O carina! in this sentence consists of four trochees in succession; although rare in English verse, the trochee is fairly common in children's rhymes (such as Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star)