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Rhyme Schemes and Meter Flashcards

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  1. What is the basic unit of meter consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables called?

    Answer: A foot

    A metrical foot is the repeating syllable-stress unit.

  2. An iamb consists of which stress pattern?

    Answer: Unstressed then stressed

    An iamb is da-DUM: unstressed followed by stressed.

  3. A trochee is the opposite of an iamb. What is its pattern?

    Answer: Stressed then unstressed

    A trochee is DUM-da: stressed followed by unstressed.

  4. A line of poetry with five metrical feet is written in what?

    Answer: Pentameter

    'Penta' means five, so five feet is pentameter.

  5. A foot with two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable is called what?

    Answer: Anapest

    An anapest is da-da-DUM.

  6. A dactyl has which stress pattern?

    Answer: Stressed, unstressed, unstressed

    A dactyl is DUM-da-da.

  7. A foot made of two stressed syllables, often used for emphasis, is a what?

    Answer: Spondee

    A spondee is DUM-DUM, two stresses in a row.