Over the past two months, I’ve introduced you to a few basic terms related to rhythm and meter as well as two poetic meters. (If you missed it, you can find it following these links.) I first introduced the iamb, a two-syllable metrical foot commonly used in English poetry. Next, I reviewed another two-syllable metrical foot, the trochee. 
 
This month let’s look at a three-syllable metrical foot: dactylic meter.

​Have you ever felt that sinking feeling when you get a brilliant idea for a new picture book, only to do a quick internet search and discover the topic has already been covered? I have. Many times. Does this mean you should toss the idea in the waste basket? Maybe not.