Meter and Feet

Match the type of foot to the syllables

• stressed - unstressed

• iambic

• unstressed - unstressed - stressed

• anapestic

• unstressed - stressed

• trochaic

Match the type of meter to the number of feet in a line

• 4 feet

• pentameter

• 5 feet

• trimeter

• 1 foot

• monometer

• 2 feet

• dimeter

• 3 feet

• tetrameter

What would a line of Iambic Tetrameter look like? Draw the syllables using the symbols shown in the video.

What would a line of Anapestic Trimeter look like? Draw the syllables using the symbols shown in the video.

What would a line of Trochaic Pentameter look like? Draw the syllables using the symbols shown in the video.