Rhythm Flashcards
1
Q
What are stressed syllables?
A
If a word has more than one syllable, one of the syllables will be longer and higher in pitch than the other.
2
Q
What are the 5 basic rhythm patterns or metric feet in poetry?
A
Iambic Trochaic Anapestic Dactylic Spondaic
3
Q
What is a meter?
A
The poetry’s rhythm pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Each line of poetry can be divided into feet and each foot into stresses (syllable sounds) to show overall rhythmic pattern.
