Poetic Meter Practice

What type of meter is the following line? The sun will rise above the hills so high.

• Trochaic Meter
• Anapestic Meter
• Iambic Meter
• Dactylic Meter

Answer explanation

Iambic meter consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of meter is the following line? Fire burning, trees are falling.

• Trochaic Meter
• Cretic Meter
• Amphibrachic Meter
• Anapestic Meter

Answer explanation

Trochaic meter begins with a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of meter is the following line? In the depth of the forest, I wander alone.

• Dactylic Meter
• Anapestic Meter
• Trochaic Meter
• Choriambic Meter

Answer explanation

Anapestic meter consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of meter is the following line? Beautiful rivers are flowing through valleys.

• Iambic Meter
• Trochaic Meter
• Dactylic Meter
• Amphibrachic Meter

Answer explanation

Dactylic meter has a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of meter is the following line? The sound of the water is soothing.

• Amphibrachic Meter
• Anapestic Meter
• Cretic Meter
• Trochaic Meter

Answer explanation

Amphibrachic meter consists of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of meter is the following line? Dark as night.

• Choriambic Meter
• Dactylic Meter
• Cretic Meter
• Iambic Meter

Answer explanation

Cretic meter has a pattern of stressed, unstressed, stressed syllables.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of meter is the following line? Summer fades into fall.

• Choriambic Meter
• Amphibrachic Meter
• Iambic Meter
• Trochaic Meter

Answer explanation

Choriambic meter has a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable, and vice versa.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of meter is the following line? He walks along the path with quiet grace.

• Iambic Meter
• Trochaic Meter
• Anapestic Meter
• Amphibrachic Meter

Answer explanation

Iambic meter consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of meter is the following line? Fearless warriors marching forward.

• Iambic Meter
• Amphibrachic Meter
• Trochaic Meter
• Choriambic Meter

Answer explanation

Trochaic meter begins with a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of meter is the following line? With a laugh and a smile, we danced through the night.

• Iambic Meter
• Anapestic Meter
• Amphibrachic Meter
• Trochaic Meter

Answer explanation

Anapestic meter consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9