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Catullus XIV

Here is a scansion example from the last line of Catullus XIV:

saecli incommoda, pessimi poetae

The meter, like most Catullus poems, is hendecasyllabic:
- - / - u u / - u / - u / - x
Hendecasyllabic lines has 11 syllables and 5 metrical feet.
The last foot is called an anceps meaning that the last syllable can be either long or short and is often seen in scansion as x.

Here's that same line scanned (The parts in red indicate elision):
saecli incommoda, pessimi poetae
SAE CLI › IN / COM mo da / PES si/ MI po/ E TAE

Foot 1 - 2 syllables - SAE CLI › IN - Spondee elision with two of the letter i

Foot 2 - 3 syllables - COM mo da - Dactyl, three syllables, 'Com' is long because of the double m that follows.

Foot 3 - 2 syllables - PES si - Trochee, 'Pes' is long because of the double s.

Foot 4 - 2 syllables - MI po - Trochee, 'Mi' is long by understanding the the i ending is always long.

Foot 5 - 2 syllables - E TAE - Spondee, e is long because in the word poêtae, the e is long. We don't say "poy tie" but rather "po ay tie", so you can see why it is long.

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