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Question

Which of the following description fits the unit of verse, Dactyl?

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One stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables

In English accentual-syllabic verse, a dactyl consists of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables: DUM-da-da, as in “carefully.”

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