Identify the correct combination among the following:
[A] Spondee: It consists of three stressed syllables
[B] Pyrrhic: It consists of two unstressed syllables
[C] Amphimacer: It is a metrical foot of three syllables
[D] Choriambus: It is a foot of verse consisting of two stressed syllables enclosing two unstressed syllables
[E] Trochaic: It has a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is B, C and E only.

To understand why this combination is correct, let's analyze each of the given statements about metrical feet in poetry:

[A] Spondee: A spondee is a metrical foot consisting of two stressed syllables (not three). Therefore, statement A is incorrect.

[B] Pyrrhic: A pyrrhic foot (also known as a dibrach) is a metrical foot consisting of two unstressed syllables. Thus, statement B is correct.

[C] Amphimacer: An amphimacer (also called a cretic foot) is a metrical foot consisting of three syllables in the pattern: stressed-unstressed-stressed. Since it is indeed a metrical foot of three syllables, statement C is correct.

[D] Choriambus: A choriambus is a metrical foot consisting of four syllables in the pattern: stressed-unstressed-unstressed-stressed. This means it consists of two unstressed syllables enclosed by two stressed syllables, which is the opposite of statement D's description (which claims it has two stressed syllables enclosing two unstressed syllables). Therefore, statement D is incorrect.

[E] Trochaic: A trochee is a metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. Thus, statement E is correct.

Combining the correct statements, we get B, C, and E.