Poetic Rhythm and Meter

Poetic Rhythm and Meter

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English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.6.4, RL.8.4, RI.5.10

+9

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is poetic rhythm?

Back

Poetic rhythm is the pattern of sounds created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is meter in poetry?

Back

Meter is the structured rhythm of a poem, defined by the number and type of feet in each line.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an iamb?

Back

An iamb is a metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (e.g., 'be-FORE').

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a trochee?

Back

A trochee is a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable (e.g., 'TA-ble').

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an anapest?

Back

An anapest is a metrical foot consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable (e.g., 'in-ter-VENE').

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a dactyl?

Back

A dactyl is a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables (e.g., 'EL-e-phant').

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is spondee?

Back

A spondee is a metrical foot consisting of two stressed syllables (e.g., 'DEAD END').

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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