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What is the predominant meter of the line "Hickory dickory dock"? ( anapestic)( dactylic)( iambic)( sporadic)

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Emma566
Emma566 Emma566
  • 07-06-2018
It is predominantly two syllables per stress, weak-strong, so it is iambic. The refrain is basically dactyllic, with an extra beat at the end, but the narrative part is iambic.

For only this line, Note the pattern of stressed syllables: 
HICK-o-ry DICK-o-ry DOCK --- that's (principally) dactylic
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cheyenneyork
cheyenneyork cheyenneyork
  • 27-11-2020

Answer:

dactylic

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