The name "Cordelia" is usually pronounced with THREE syllables, not four.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cordelia
Cor del ia
By itself, this one word is an example of an amphimacer ( / * / ):
http://www.uncg.edu/~htkirbys/meters.htm
I needed the scansion for the word "Cordelia"
I believe cordelia is /-/- stressed unstressed stressed unstressed let me know if my thought process is right
I appreciate any help!
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Hmm. I was unfamiliar with this term, so I looked it up. It appears that
aphimacer is long short long
Amphibrachic is sort long short
aphimacer is long short long
Amphibrachic is sort long short