Trochee Edgar Allan Poe 's " The Raven ": Ah , dis tinct ly I re mem ber it was in the bleak De cem ber; And each sep arate dy ing em ber wrought its ghost up on the floor . Tennyson used pyrrhics and spondees quite frequently. Here are some examples: Be near me when my light is low , When the blood creeps and the nerves prick And ting le; and the heart is sick , And all the wheels of Be ing slow . — from In Memoriam. Anapest Twas the night before Christ mas and all through the house Byron, ‘ The Destruction of Sennacherib ’ The As syr ian came down like a wolf on the fold And his co horts were gleam ing in purp le and gold And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea When the blue wave rolls night ly on deep Gali lee . Yeats 's The Wanderings of Oisin . The im mor tal de sire of im mor tals we saw in their fac es and sighed . Dactyl This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of old, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84gp252akGw Part 3 5.18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84gp252akGw Part 3 5.18 DVD 25:25 (chapter begins with girl on slab)