iambs and trochees

[bbrk]

Hey there im having a little difficulty with finding the difference between and iambic foot and trochaic foot.:-?

 

[5jj]

a disyllabic foot, if accented on the second syllable is called an Iambus, if on the first syllable a Trochee.

Iambic lines:

With ravished ears
The Monarch hears;
Assumes the god,
Affects to nod. Dryden

Trochaic lines:

Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure. Dryden

from Daniel, the Rev Canon (1904) The Grammar, History and Derivation of the English Language, London: National Society's Depository