metrical patterns Flashcards
define ‘foot’
basic unit for describing a meter, usually consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables, they form one or other of the recognised metrical forms
define ‘iamb’ (iambic)
a metrical foot, consisting of two syllables; the first one unstressed, and the last one stressed
define what is meant by a ‘stressed’ or ‘unstressed’ syllable
a ‘stressed’ syllable is the part of a word that is said with greater emphasis compared to an ‘unstressed’ syllable, which is the part of a word that is said with less emphasis. a word is emphasised with pitch.
define ‘trochee’ (trochaic)
a metrical foot, consisting of two syllables, the first one stressed and the last unstressed
define ‘spondee’ (spondaic)
a metrical foot consisting of two syllables where both are stressed syllables
define ‘phyrrhic’
a metrical foot consisting of two syllables where both are unstressed
define ‘anapaest’
a metrical foot consisting of three syllables where the first two are unstressed and the last one is stressed
define ‘dactyl’
a metrical foot consisting of three syllables where the first one is stressed and the last two are unstressed
define ‘monometer’
a meter that uses single units of feet per verse (1 foot)
define a ‘dimeter’
2 feet
define a ‘trimeter’
3 feet
define a ‘tetrameter’
4 feet
define a ‘pentameter’
5 feet
define a ‘hexameter’
6 feet
define a ‘heptameter’
7 feet
