Yes, an iam followed by a spondee.

CR










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From: christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu

To: rosspi...@aol.com; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu

Sent: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:10

Subject: [NSP] Re: Ranting and raving





So an iamb followed by a spondee? Let's just stick to the ever clear dots eh?  
c      >-----Original Message-----  >From: rosspi...@aol.com 
[mailto:rosspi...@aol.com]   >Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 6:47 PM  
>To: i...@gretton-willems.com  >Cc: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu  >Subject: 
[NSP] Re: Ranting and raving  >  >The start of the rant beat is the 
opposite of trochhee and   >more iambic with two extra strong beats 
following the iambic   >te-tum. i.e. te-tum,tum,tum.  >  >  >CR  
>  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >-----Original 
Message-----  >  >From: Paul Gretton <i...@gretton-willems.com>  
>  >To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu  >  >Sent: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 16:25  > 
 >Subject: [NSP] Ranting and raving  >  >  >  >  >  >   
Matt wrote:         >>>For the Rant rhythm, how   >about       
>>>Nuts-and-Rais-ins         >>>>where the heavier stress 
is on!
  -Rais-         So -   >just to formalise (confuse?) matters -- two 
trochees (i.e. a     >  ditrochee), with the second  ictus being stronger 
than the   >first?         Cheers,         Paul Gretton             --       
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