Dyke has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The dyke was repaired and the seawater was pumped out. | |
| 2. | So when the foaming river, uncontrolled, / bursts through its banks and riots on the plain, / o'er dyke and dam the gathering deluge rolled, / from field to field sweeps on with cattle, flock and fold. |