Poetry: Meter Flashcards
1
Q
Meter
A
rhythm in poetry
the pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables
measured in unites of feet
2
Q
Iambic
A
unstressed-STRESSED (2 syllables = 1 foot)
3
Q
Trochaic
A
STRESSED-unstressed (2 syllables = 1 foot)
4
Q
Anapestic
A
unstressed-unstressed-STRESSED (3 syllables = 1 foot)
5
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Dactyllic
A
STRESSED-unstressed-unstressed (3 syllables = 1 foot)
6
Q
Spondaic
A
STRESSED-STRESSED (2 syllables = 1 foot)
7
Q
Monometer
A
Line with one foot
8
Q
Dimeter
A
Line with 2 feet
9
Q
Trimeter
A
Line with 3 feet
10
Q
Tetrameter
A
Line with 4 feet
11
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Pentameter
A
Line with 5 feet
12
Q
Hexameter
A
Line with 6 feet
13
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Heptameter
A
Line with 7 feet
14
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Octometer (rare)
A
Line with 8 feet
15
Q
Scansion
A
the analysis of a poem to determine meter (basically slashing, checking syllables and then counting)
