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Many of Dr. Seuss's most famous books, like *The Cat in the Hat* and *How the Grinch Stole Christmas!*, are written in a distinctive, galloping rhythm. This rhythm is based on a poetic meter where two unstressed syllables are followed by a single stressed syllable (da-da-DUM). What is the formal term for this three-syllable metrical foot?

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