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What is the basic unit of meter in poetry

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Foot. the basic unit of measurement in metrical poetry. Each separate meter is identified by the pattern and order of stressed and unstressed syllables in its foot. Iamb. A metrical foot in verse in which an unaccented syllable is followed by an accented one.

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