11. The New York Times reported in 1855 in trochaic measure : " Goodness gracious! 12. Trochaic verse is also well known in Latin poetry, especially of the medieval period.13. The following first verse from " The Raven " shows the use of trochaic octameter. 14. Relative stress preferably does not fall on so syllables containing may disrupt the trochaic rhythm. 15. Heavy syllables since they are required to be stressed disrupt perfect trochaic and iambic rhythms. 16. The poem relies on a trochaic beat. 17. So it is neither trochaic or iambic. 18. It is sometimes called catalectic trochaic tetrameter. 19. Both contrasting trochaic and iambic patterns are found on morphemes in nonfinal morphemes with more than two syllables: 20. The first syllable of " Whether " is also stressed, making it a trochaic beginning.
