一些著名英诗体都是抑扬格,如民遥体,十四行诗,双韵体,哀歌等.
例诗：
The Eagle : A Fragment
He clasps the crag with crooked hands ;
Close to the sun in lonely lands ,
Ringed with the azure world , he stands .
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls :
He watches from his mountain walls ,
And like a thunderbolt he falls .
2.扬抑格音步 (trochaic foot, trochee ),即重轻格或长短格,由一个重读音节后跟
一个轻读音节构成.如,
Never, happy, heartless, topsy-turvy
William｜Morris｜ taught him｜ English.｜
Would you｜ hear what｜ man can｜ say?｜
又如：
Double,｜ double,｜ toil and｜ trouble,｜
Fire｜ burns and｜ cauldron｜ bubble.｜
--- Shakespeare(1564-1616)