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English Poem study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Iamb | an unstressed or unaccented syllable followed by a stressed or accented one (*she went," "belíeve"). |
| trochee | a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one. |
| Anapest | two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one ("comprehénd,' "after yóu") |
| Dactyl | a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed ones ("róundabout," "dínnertime"). |
| rising or faling | the above feet either begin or end with the stressed syllable as if they lose or gain momentum or "height." |
| spondee | A poetic foot made of two stressed syllables in a row. It sounds strong and heavy. DUM DUM |
| pyrrhic | A poetic foot made of two unstressed syllables in a row. It sounds soft and quick. |
| monometer | one foot |
| dimeter | two feet |
| trimeter | three feet |
| tetrameter | four feet |
| pentameter | five feet |
| hexameter | six meter |
| heptameter | seven feet |
| octameter | eight feet |
| iambic pentameter | A line of poetry with 10 syllables total, grouped into 5 pairs. Each pair goes unstressed → stressed (da-DUM). |
| trochaic octameter | A line of poetry with 16 syllables total, grouped into 8 pairs. Each pair goes stressed → unstressed (DUM-da) |
| anapestic tetrameter | A line of poetry with 12 syllables total, grouped into 4 sets of three. Each set goes unstressed → unstressed → stressed (da-da-DUM). It often sounds bouncy or fast. |
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