| 11. | The New York Times reported in 1855 in trochaic measure : " Goodness gracious!
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| 12. | Trochaic verse is also well known in Latin poetry, especially of the medieval period.
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| 13. | The following first verse from " The Raven " shows the use of trochaic octameter.
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| 14. | Relative stress preferably does not fall on so syllables containing may disrupt the trochaic rhythm.
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| 15. | Heavy syllables since they are required to be stressed disrupt perfect trochaic and iambic rhythms.
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| 16. | The poem relies on a trochaic beat.
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| 17. | So it is neither trochaic or iambic.
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| 18. | It is sometimes called catalectic trochaic tetrameter.
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| 19. | Both contrasting trochaic and iambic patterns are found on morphemes in nonfinal morphemes with more than two syllables:
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| 20. | The first syllable of " Whether " is also stressed, making it a trochaic beginning.
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