Foot: A single metrical unit, consisting of both the stressed and unstressed syllables that form that unit.
Rising rhythm: Rhythms in which each foot consists of unstressed syllables leading up to a stressed syllable.
Types of rising rhythms:
Iambic: Each foot is two syllables, the first unstressed, the second stressed
Anapestic: Each foot is three syllables, the first two unstressed the third, stressed
Falling rhythm: Rhythms in which each foot consists of a stressed syllable followed by one or more unstressed syllables.
Types of falling rhythms:
Trochaic: Each foot is two syllables, the first stressed, the second unstressed
Dactylic: Each foot is three syllables, the first stressed, the second two unstressed
Pyrrhic: A "light" foot in which all syllables are unstressed.
Spondee: A "heavy" foot in which all syllables are stressed.
Caesura: A pause in the middle of a line, usually punctuated with a comma, period, or semicolon.
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