Mammoth Memory

Pyrrhic

(Pronounced pirr-ick).

A pyrrhic foot has a short syllable followed by another short syllable.

Pyrrhic – SS

A pyrrhic foot has a short syllable followed by another short syllable

The piri piri (pyrrhic) chicken was built up like a pyramid (pyrrhic) because it was Self-Service (SS). She must like hot food!

Example words include:

Short  Short

    In        a . . .  

 

Short  Short

   To        a . . .

 

   Short  Short

. . . of       the . . .

 

    Short   Short

. . . and      the . . .

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