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Meter in poetry is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

stressed syllables are signified by /

unstressed by u

There are multiple meter patterns but the four most prevalent are:

iambic: u /

trochaic: / u

dactylic: / u u

anapestic: u u /

Word examples:

Iamb (u /): hello

Trochee (/ u): under

Dactyl (/ u u): canopy

Anapest (u u / ): understand

Poetry examples:

Iambic (u / u / u / u / u /): Shall I compare thee to a summers day

Trochaic (/ u / u / u / u): Double, double, toil and trouble

Dactylic (/ u u / u u): Take her up tenderly

Anapestic (u u / u u / u u / u u /): So I walk by the edge of a lake in my dream

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A meter is a rejular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.

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