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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
What else can I help you with?
Which sentence describes a poem's meter?
There are 14 syllables in each line.
Why did early poets use rhythms and meter?
To make poems easier to say and remember
Why did Homer include formulaic epithets into his poems?
To fit a given name into the line's meter
Did Shakespeare write any epic poems?
YesNo, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece while narrative poems, are not, strictly speaking, epics: in scope, or in meter, or rhyme scheme.
The repetition of a regular rhythmic unit in a line poetry?
It is called a meter.
Which sentence describes a poem's meter?
There are 14 syllables in each line.
which sentence describes a poems diction?
The speaker shows his sarcasm by using the word ridiculous to describe May Apex :)
Which sentence describes a poems meter a. the poen follows an abcd abcd rhyme scheme b. every three syllables in each line is accented c. the thunderstorm represents conflict?
14 syllables in each line is the correct one (apex)just took the quiz^
Is a measure of a poems rhythm?
Meter.
Which poetic device did 14th century poets rely upon to make their verses easy to memorize?
alliteration
What is the verb in the sentence The stranger describes a farm?
The verb in that sentence is describes.
Poems using stanzas and rhyme and meter are known as?
structured verse
Is dactylic meter the most common meter in poetry?
No, iambic meter is actually the most common meter in poetry. Dactylic meter is less common but can be found in poems, such as Longfellow's "The Song of Hiawatha."
Why did early poets use rhythms and meter?
To make poems easier to say and remember
What best describes the of Catullus?
He wrote masterful poems that attacked his enemies.
Why is a sentence for meter?
My sister is one meter tall
Meter used in a sentence?
Our electricity meter is outside the house.
