Meters, Form & Foots Flashcards
(19 cards)
1
Q
meter
Anapest (anapestic)
A
da-da-DA (two unstressed followed by a stressed syllable)
2
Q
meter
Dactyl (dactylic)
A
DA-da-da
(One stressed followed by two unstressed)
3
Q
meter
Iamb (iambic)
A
da-DA (unstressed followed by an stressed syllable)
4
Q
meter
Trochee (trochaic)
A
DA-da (Stressed followed by an unstressed syllable)
5
Q
foot
Monometer
A
One foot
6
Q
foot
Dimeter
A
Two feet
7
Q
foot
Trimeter
A
Three feet
8
Q
foot
Tetrameter
A
Four feet
9
Q
foot
Pentameter
A
Five feet
10
Q
foot
Hexameter
A
Six feet
11
Q
stanza
Monostitch
A
One line stanza
12
Q
stanza
Couplet
A
Two line stanza
13
Q
stanza
Text
A
Three line stanza
14
Q
stanza
Quatrain
A
Four line stanza
15
Q
stanza
Cinquain
A
Five line stanza
16
Q
stanza
Sesetet
A
Six line stanza
17
Q
stanza
Septet
A
Seven line stanza
18
Q
stanza
Octave
A
Eight line stanza
19
Q
meter
Spondee (Spondaic)
A
DA-DA (two stressed syllables)
