PY - R - W3 - Meter Flashcards
1
Q
Poetic Meter
A
Technical measure of rhythm (according to)
- number of syllables
- recurring pattern of stress of syllables
2
Q
Poetic stress
A
sounded emphasis shaped by:
- natural way of speaking
- deliberate poetic arrangement
3
Q
Old English poetry (stress)
A
Alliterating Syllables
4
Q
Syllabic units
A
Feet
5
Q
— /
A
IAMB
6
Q
/ —
A
TROchee
7
Q
— — /
A
ANAPEST
8
Q
/ — —
A
DACTYL
9
Q
/ /
A
SPONDEE
10
Q
Poetry in Regular metrical but Unrhymed lines
A
Blank Verse
(almost always in iambic pentameter)
11
Q
Poetic form with fixed number of syllables per line (stress= sec. or no role)
A
Syllabic Verse
12
Q
An iambic line should
A
Always end on a stress
(trochaic line frequently ends on a stress as well)
13
Q
Anapestic meter gives
A
an extended, stronger ‘bite’ when the stress comes.
