Meter Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
SU
A
Trochee (trochaic)
BASEball
2
Q
UUS
A
Anapest(-ic)
underNEATH
3
Q
SUU
A
dactyl(-ic)
SYMphony
4
Q
USU
A
amphibrach(-ic)
conCERto
5
Q
SUS
A
amphimac(-ic)
JOAN of ARC
6
Q
SS Substitution
A
spondee (spondaic)
ROUGH WINDS
7
Q
UU substitution
A
pyrrhic
with the
8
Q
Partial foot
A
catalexis (catalectic) foot
Go and| catch a| falling| STAR
truncated, round up meter
9
Q
Stressed catalectic
A
masculine
shows confidence & certainty
10
Q
Unstressed catalectic
A
feminine
shows doubt, uncertainty, weakness, & confusion
11
Q
’ in a word
A
elision
o’er
12
Q
` over an e
A
ictus
punishèd
13
Q
Whole sentence in a line
A
end-stopped
14
Q
ends line mid-sentence
A
enjambment
emphasizes last word
15
Q
comma within line
A
caesura
pause within line
