Question

1. how can you tell the difference between an iamb and a trochee?

Explanation:

Define the metrical feet

An iamb consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (da-DUM). A trochee consists of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable (DUM-da).

Compare the stress patterns

The difference lies in the order of stress: an iamb is rising meter (unstressed-stressed), whereas a trochee is falling meter (stressed-unstressed).

Answer:

An iamb is a metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (unstressed / stressed), whereas a trochee is a metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable (stressed / unstressed).