IGCSE Poetry Meter and Rhythm (Song to the Men of England)

The rhythmic pattern of sounds in a line of poetry is called

• Meter

• Feet

• Accents

• Syllables

One stressed and one unstressed beat in a word together is called a

• Hand

• Arm

• Foot

• Leg

Working out the meter in a poem is called:

• Dactyl

• Scansion

• Feet

• Pyrrhic

Which of these is not a type of metrical foot?

• Anapest

• Iamb

• Splunky

• Trochee

How many poetic feet are there in a line of tetrameter?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Six

Song to 'Men of England" uses trochaic tetrameter. This means that...

• There is an unstressed - stressed patten and 4 feet per line

• There is a stressed - unstressed patten and 4 feet per line

• There is an unstressed - stressed patten and 5 feet per line

• There is a stressed - unstressed patten and 5 feet per line

The lines in the stand beginning: "Sow seed – but let no tyrant reap" are all 'stressed - stressed'. This means they are:

• Anapest

• Dactyll

• Spondee

• Pyrric

These lines begin with spondees:

"Sow seed – but let no tyrant reap:

Find wealth – let no imposter keep:

Weave robes – let not the idle wear:

Forge arms – in your defence to bear"

They are written as....

• Statements

• Questions

• Imperatives (instructions)

• Exclamations

The use of the spondees in the sixth stanza suggests Shelley...

• is imploring the Men of England to take action

• Is suggesting the Men of England relax

• is suggesting the Kings and Lords of England should arrest any protesters

• is imploring the Kings and Lords of England to publish his book

Which of these poems have you found the most difficult so far?

• Full Moon and Little Freida by Ted Hughes

• The Listeners by Walter de la Mare

• First Love by Joh Clare

• The Voice by Thomas Hardy

• Song to the Men of England by Percy Shelley