Meter Flashcards
1
Q
scansion
A
marking of a line of poetry (feet, caesura, ictus)
2
Q
dactyl
A
long short short
3
Q
spondee
A
long long
4
Q
iamb
A
short long
5
Q
trochee
A
long short
6
Q
elision
A
two syllables that run together to make one vowel
7
Q
foot
A
group of syllables with a particular pattern
8
Q
diphthongs
A
ae, ai, au, oe, oi, ei, ui
9
Q
alcaic strophe
A
- /-u/–/-uu/-u/* (2x)
- /-u/–/-u/-*
- uu/-uu/-u/-*
10
Q
sapphic strophe
A
- u/-/-uu/-u/- (3x)
- uu/-*
