Poetry structure Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
Feet
A
Metric units where each line has a particular arrangement of strong and weak stresses
2
Q
Iamb/iambic
A
Unstressed followed by stressed syllable (eg invite)
3
Q
Trochee/trochaic
A
Stressed followed by unstressed syllable (eg. deadline)
4
Q
Anapest/anapestic
A
Two unstressed followed by a stressed syllable (eg. to the beach)
5
Q
Dactyl/dactylic
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Stressed followed by two unstressed syllables (eg. frequently)
6
Q
Spondee/spondaic
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Two stressed syllables (eg. true blue)
7
Q
Measuring feet in a meter
A
Mono, di, tri, tetra, penta, hexa, hepta, octa
8
Q
Beat
A
Stressed or accented syllable
