Pyrrhic

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For other uses, see Pyrrha, Pyrrhus of Epirus, and Pyrrhic victory.

A pyrrhic is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of two unaccented, short syllables.[1] It is also known as a dibrach.

Pyrrhics alone are not used to construct an entire poem due to the monotonus effect[2]

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  1. ^ Harry Rusche, A Handbook of Terms for Discussing Poetry, Emory University Department of English [1] Last accessed 20 December 2006
  2. ^ "Rhythm, Meter, and Scansion Made Easy," Riverdale School, [2] Last accessed 20 December 2006
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