Substituting in Iambic Pentameter Poem Help

Question

Could someone please assist me in writing this?  It's not going so well for me on my own.

 

Write five pairs of lines, each in perfect iambic pentameter except for one foot, in which the substitution supports the meaning. Substitute only in the second lines of the pairs, letting the first line establish the groove clearly.

 

Pair #1: substitute a spondee
Pair #2: substitute a trochee
Pair #3: substitute a pyrrhic
Pair #4: substitute an anapest
Pair #5: substitute a dactyl

Answer 1

This type of poetry assignment’s tough; replacing one iamb each time, strange, odd;

Disruptive as it is to write this way, it simply will not do to skip spondees.

Iambic verses flow right out with ease, but pyrrhic victory isn’t so fun.

An anapest’s a tricky one at best; its own iambic vibe not soon overcome.

The dactyl is a fitting way to end, as now you will have done five pairs skillfully.

 

 

Matt in New York (The Bard of Ossining, perhaps?) :-)