Poem Meters

What is the meter of a poem written in iambic pentameter?

• Iambic pentameter

• Anapestic pentameter

• Trochaic tetrameter

• Dactylic hexameter

How many syllables are there in a line of iambic pentameter?

• 5

• 12

• 10

• 8

What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of trochaic tetrameter?

• Stressed, stressed, unstressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed

• Stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed

• Unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed

• Stressed, unstressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed

How many stressed syllables are there in a line of trochaic tetrameter?

• 6

• 4

• 8

• 10

What is the meter of a poem written in anapestic trimeter?

• 4-4-4

• 2-2-2

• 3-3-3

• 1-1-1

How many unstressed syllables are there in a line of anapestic trimeter?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of dactylic hexameter?

• Unstressed-Stressed-Stressed

• Stressed-Stressed-Unstressed

• Unstressed-Unstressed-Stressed

• Stressed-Unstressed-Unstressed

How many stressed syllables are there in a line of dactylic hexameter?

• 6

• 10

• 4

• 8

Which meter is commonly used in Shakespearean sonnets?

• anapestic pentameter

• dactylic hexameter

• iambic pentameter

• trochaic tetrameter

What is the most common meter used in English poetry?

• trochaic tetrameter

• iambic pentameter

• dactylic hexameter

• anapestic pentameter