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Dual-pattern five-foot verse

Meter
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A pentameter line alternating between two distinct metrical patterns

Detailed Definition
Dual-pattern five-foot verse alternates between two distinct metrical schemes within a single pentameter line (e.g., iambic and anapestic), allowing poets to modulate rhythm for expressive nuance while maintaining overall line length.
Example
Example in poetry:
Dual-pattern five-foot verse: Verses mixing two different metrical feet in five-foot lines; Example: iambic-trochaic pentameter alternating feet; Lines with combined meter in alternating pattern; Complex rhythmic structures melding two feet
Additional Notes
Dual-pattern five-foot verse: A five-foot line (pentameter) that mixes two different types of metrical feet (e.g., iambs and trochees, or iambs and anapests); see mixed pentameter (7152).
Also Known As
Biform pentameter Double-pattern five-foot Dual-structure five-measure Two-mode pentameter Dactylo-epitritic pentameter Dactylic-epitrite pentameter
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