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Three-foot pyrrhic

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 trimeter line composed entirely of pyrrhic feet (three consecutive unstressed syllable pairs)

Detailed Definition
Three-foot pyrrhic designates a metrical line of three pyrrhic feet, totaling six consecutive unstressed syllables. This unusual pattern produces rapid, flowing movement without strong stress points.
Example
Example in poetry:
Three consecutive pyrrhic feet; Trimeter of unstressed syllables; Six unstressed syllables forming three feet; Rare metrical pattern of double-short measures
Additional Notes
Three-foot pyrrhic is a rare trimeter of three unstressed-unstressed feet; usually theoretical. In practice, pyrrhics appear within mixed meters—scan for implied beats or contextual stress that prevent metrical collapse.
Also Known As
Pyrrhic trimeter Three-foot double-unstressed Double-short trimeter Dibrachic trimeter
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