Question

Mark the stressed words in the following sentences
1. I parked the car by the side of the building
2. The dog jumped into the stream

Answer 1

Parked
Jumped.... May be

Answer 2

Meter refers to the unit in poetry for rhythm and the beats pattern. Also known as foot, it has usually two or three syllables in each foot.

A word meter is derived from the Greek word 'measure'

With the lines of verse or poem, the meter also refers to the unstressed and a stressed syllabic pattern. Unstressed syllables are shorter and the stressed tend to be longer.

Therefore, the stressed words in the following sentences are:

1. parked

2. jumped