[Perry James]

I have to turn off my computer in a moment, but before I do, let me say that the line above ends with a stressed syllable, so the "and" can't take a stress.

You said things in your post that don't make sense to me. You said:

"I see nothing wrong with

"and a / GER man / SOL dier/ di RECT / ing HIM

but it will be anapestic tetrameter with iambic substitutions (or iambic tetrameter with anapestic substitutions -- take your pick)."

But that scansion shows five feet, not four.

Further up you said:

"I agree that on its own, the line you cite can't effectively be scanned as IP, but it could be a trochaic pentameter line with substitution if you put a stress on the AND:

"AND a GER / man SOL / dier di RECT / ing HIM"

But that scansion is tetrameter, not pentameter.

I think that first foot is a dactyl. I consider dactyls to be illegal in IP always.

I'll be back later.