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Meter Packet Terms

For Tucker AP Lit 12/17 Poetry Quiz

TermDefinition
Iambic Unstressed Stressed U '
Trochaic Stressed Unstressed ' U
Anapestic Unstressed Unstressed Stressed U U '
Dactyllic Stressed Unstressed Unstressed ' U U
Spondaic Stressed Stressed ' '
Monometer 1 Metric Foot
Dimeter 2 Metric Feet
Trimeter 3 Metric Feet
Tetrameter 4 Metric Feet
Pentameter 5 Metric Feet
Hexameter 6 Metric Feet
Heptameter 7 Metric Feet
Octometer 8 Metric Feet
Couplet 2 Lines per Stanza
Tercet 3 Lines per Stanza
Quatrain 4 Lines per Stanza
Cinquain 5 Lines per Stanza
Sestet 6 Lines per Stanza
Septet 7 Lines per Stanza
x-lined Stanza 9 (or more) Lines per Stanza
Amphibrach A foot with unstressed, stressed, unstressed syllables
Anacrusis An extra unaccented syllable at the beginning of a line before the regular meter begins
Amphimacer A foot with stressed, unstressed, stressed syllables
Catalexis An extra unaccented syllable at the ending of a line after the regular meter ends (opposite of anacrusis)
Caesure A pause in the meter or rhythm of a line
Enjambement A run-on line, continuing into the next without a grammatical break
End Rhyme Rhyme occurring at the ends of the verse lines; most common rhyme form
Internal Rhyme Rhyme contained within a line of a verse
Rhyme Scheme Pattern of rhymes with a unit of verse; in analysis, each end rhyme sound is represented by a letter
Masculine Rhyme Rhyme in which only the last accented syllable of the rhyming words correspond exactly in the sound; most common kind of end rhyme
Feminine Rhyme Rhyme in which two consecutive syllables of the rhyming words correspond, the first syllable carring the accent; double rhyme
Half Rhyme (Slant Rhyme) Imperfect, approximate rhyme
Assonance Repetition of two or more vowel sounds within a line
Consonance Repitition of two or more consonant sounds within a line
Alliteration The repitition of one or more initial sounds, usually consonants in words within a line
Onomatopoeia The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning
Euphony The use of compatible, harmonious sounds to produce a pleasant, melodious effect
Cacophony The use of inharmonious sounds in close conjunction for effect; the opposite of euphony
Created by: keenawildman
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