Metrical Feet

Can you name all the patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables, otherwise known as metrical feet, in poetry?

S = Stressed syllable, U = Unstressed syllable

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Stress Pattern	Answer
U + U	Pyrrhus \| Dibrach
U + S	Iamb
S + U	Trochee
S + S	Spondee
U + U + U	Tribrach
S + U + U	Dactyl
U + S + U	Amphibrach
U + U + S	Anapaest
U + S + S	Bacchius
S + U + S	Cretic \| Amphimacer
S + S + U	Antibacchius
S + S + S	Molossus
U + U + U + U	Tetrabrach
S + U + U + U	Primus paeon

Stress Pattern	Answer
U + S + U + U	Secundus paeon
U + U + S + U	Tertius paeon
U + U + U + S	Quartus paeon
S + S + U + U	Major ionic \| Double trochee
U + U + S + S	Minor ionic \| Double iamb
S + U + S + U	Ditrochee
U + S + U + S	Diiamb
S + U + U + S	Choriamb
U + S + S + U	Antispast
U + S + S + S	First epitrite
S + U + S + S	Second epitrite
S + S + U + S	Third epitrite
S + S + S + U	Fourth epitrite
S + S + S + S	Dispondee