Poetic Rhythm and Meter
Authored by Kristen Nash
English
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the rhythm called when an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable?
anapestic
iambic
trochaic
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the rhythm called when a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable?
spondaic
iambic
trochaic
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the type of rhythm that contains two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable?
anapestic
dactylic
trochaic
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of rhythm is in the following line of poetry:
That we may go among the greats
anapestic
iambic
trochaic
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of rhythm is used in the following line of poetry:
Tell me not in mournful numbers
anapestic
iambic
trochaic
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meter in the following line of poetry:
Tell me not in mournful numbers
trimeter
tetrameter
pentameter
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the rhythm of the following line of poetry:
And the sound of a voice that is still
anapestic
iambic
trochaic
dactylic
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
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