Types of Meter Flashcards

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1
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metrical feet

A

the pattern of how a group of syllables is presented

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2
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iamb u/:

A

unstressed/stressed

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3
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anapest u u/:

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unstressed/unstressed/stressed

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4
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trochee /u:

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stressed/unstressed

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5
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dactyl /u u:

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stressed/unstressed/unstressed (opposite of anapest)

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spondee //:

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stressed/stressed

  • no poems are written in just spondee
  • usually used in the middle of a line
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7
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number of feet

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  • two = di=dimeter
  • three = tri=trimeter
  • four = tetra=tetrameter
  • five = penta=pentameter
  • six = hex=hexameter
  • seven = hep=heptameter
  • height = oct=octameter
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8
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u / u / u /

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iambic pentameter

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9
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/ u u / u u

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dactyl tetrameter

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10
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u / u / u / u

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iambic heptameter

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11
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/ u / u

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trochaic tetrameter

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12
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deal with three syllables instead of two

A

anapest and dactyl

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13
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u / u / u

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iambic tetrameter

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14
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unstressed followed by stressed

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iamb

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15
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metrical feet

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stressed and unstressed

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