Dipody: In classical prosody, dipody describes the combination of two feet into another single metrical unit. Often used interchangeably with the more general term syzygy, this dipody involves the substitution of two normal feet, usually iambs or trochees, under a more powerful beat, so that a 'galloping' or 'rolling' rhythm results. See iamb, meter, rhythm, and trochee. Dipody is common in children's rhymes, nursery rhymes, and ballads. J. A. Cuddon lists two examples in his Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory that are too lengthy to reproduce here, but serve to illustrate the effect well.

 

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Dipody: In classical prosody, dipody describes the combination of two feet into another single metrical unit. Often used interchangeably with the more general term syzygy, this dipody involves the s . . . View Full Definition

Syzygy: The points in the moon's orbit about the earth at which the moon is new or full.

Rhythm: The timing of speech, music, sound effects, or editing.

Dimeter: Two feet: sometimes termed dipody, a double foot, that is, one measure made up of two feet. An example is alfred lord tennyson's 'the charge of the light brigade.'