A poetic foot is a unit of meter in poetry, and is composed of two or more syllables. An ANAPEST is a poetic foot consisting of three syllables, with the stress on the last syllable. An IAMB is a poetic foot consisting of two syllables, with the stress on the second syllable. A spondee is a poetic foot consisting of two syllables, with both syllables having equal stress. A trochee is a poetic foot consisting of two syllables, with the stress on the first syllable. A DACTYL is a poetic foot consisting of three syllables, with the stress on the first syllable. An IAMBUS is a poetic foot consisting of two syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.