Question

Analyze the foot of the following words. Use a dictionary if necessary.

"answer", "football player", "runway"

iambic
trochaic

Answer 1

All of the words mentioned here are trochaic, meaning that their first syllable is stressed while their second syllable is not. If it was the other way around then it would be iambic.

Answer 2

Answer:

Trochaic

Explanation:

In poetry, an iamb is a metrical foot (a group of two or three syllables) that has one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (It can be exemplified with the sound daDUM). As for a trochee, it is a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable (DUMda)

All four words are trochaic as each word has two syllables, with the first syllable being a stressed one, and the second being an unstressed syllable.

"an-swer", "foot-ball pla-yer" and "run-way"