| TRIBRACH | In prosody, a metrical foot of three short syllables (8) |
| ANAPAEST | In prosody, a metrical foot of two short syllables followed by a long one; the reverse of a dactyl (8) |
| PAEON | In prosody, a metrical foot consisting of one long and three short syllables in any order (5) |
| PYRRHIC | In prosody, a metrical foot of two short or unstressed syllables (7) |
| TROCHEE | In prosody, a metrical foot of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed one (7) |
| ANAPESTS | Metrical foot of three syllables |
| SEMIPED | In prosody, a metrical unit equal to half a foot (7) |
| DACTYLIC | In prosody, consisting of one long and two short syllables |
| CHOLIAMB | Metrical foot consisting of two short syllables between two long ones, chiefly used in classical verse (8) |
| DACTYL | Metrical foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short |
| HEXAMETER | In prosody, a line of verse consisting of six metrical feet, usually dactyls (9) |
| DIMETER | In prosody, a line of verse consisting of two metrical feet or measures (7) |
| OCTAMETER | In prosody, a line of verse consisting of eight metrical feet (9) |
| TETRAMETER | In prosody, a line of verse consisting of four metrical feet or measures (10) |
| TROCHEES | Metrical feet with one long and one short syllable (8) |
| ASSONANT | In prosody, having rhyming vowel sounds, regardless of consonants |
| ANAPEST | Metrical foot of three syllables |
| IAMBIC | Of a metrical foot of two syllables, one short and one long (6) |
| TETRASTICH | In prosody, a stanza or other verse form consisting of four lines (10) |
| TRISEME | Metrical foot equal to three short syllables (7) |
