Unit 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Iambic
A
One unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (above)
2
Q
Dactylic
A
Foot: Dum de de
3
Q
Foot
A
Basic repeating rhythmic unit that forms a line of a verse
4
Q
Trochees
A
One stressed syllable followe by one stressed syllable (almost)
5
Q
Spondees
A
A foot of two stressed syllables (John Smith)
6
Q
Anapest
A
Foot: de de dum
7
Q
Alexandrine
A
…
8
Q
Fourteeners
A
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9
Q
Enjambment
A
I want
To eat
10
Q
Monostich
A
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11
Q
Couplet
A
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12
Q
Caesura
A
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13
Q
Ballad Stanzas
A
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14
Q
Verse
A
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15
Q
Prose
A
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