Techniques Flashcards by Amelia Hill

Q

Iambic

trimeter

A

3 iambs (unstressed-stressed)

“Merry Merry Sparrow”

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Iambic

Pentameter

A

5 iambs (unstressed-stressed)

Mimics speech, sonnets - love

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Q

Iambic

Tetrameter

A

4 iambs (unstressed-stressed)

used in ballads, quicker pace

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Trochaic

Pentameter

lines flow into each other, unnatural

A

5 trochee (stressed-unstressed)

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Trochaic

Tetrameter

A

4 trochee (stressed-unstressed)

The Shepherd

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Trochaic

Trimeter

A

3 trochee (stressed-unstressed)

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