What does the poetry term meter mean?

Answer 1

arhythmic pattern of stresses that recures in a poem

Answer 2

Meter in poetry refers to the rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse. It helps create a musical quality and structure in a poem, guiding the reader through its rhythm and flow. Different meters, such as iambic pentameter or trochaic tetrameter, have distinct patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Answer 3

Meter gives rythym (and flow). It also adds stress (and importance) to certain words.

Famously Shakespeare wrote a lot of his work in iambic pentameter. That is a certain rythym composed fo 5 sets of feet.

Feet is also a poetic term. penta = 5. In each pair their is a an unstressed (quieter) sound followed by a stressed (stronger) sound.

Try googling: iambic pentameter, feet etc to give you a more detailed explanation.

More modern poetry does not neccessarily give as much imprtance to meter/feet. But it is a rythym found in a lot of classical poetry from around the world

Answer 4

a specific rhythm determined by the number of beats and the time value assigned to each note in measure

Answer 5

It is the syllabic structure or rythm of the poem

Answer 6

A set pattern of rhythm in a poem