Meter A “stressed syllable” is a syllable that is emphasised in speech. It is represented, in scansion, by a forward slash (“ / ”). An “unstressed syllable” is spoken with less emphasis and it represented, in scansion, by a curved line (“ u ”).
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Poetry Rhythm Meter & Foot Scansion is the art of scanning a
line or poem for meter and foot. In a structured poem, each line
has a specific number of feet in a specific meter. Meter A stressed
syllable is a syllable that is emphasised in speech. It is
represented, in scansion, by a forward slash ( / ). An unstressed
syllable is spoken with less emphasis and it represented, in
scansion, by a curved line ( u ). Which syllable is emphasized?
Meter (say, MEE-ter) /U Nathan (say NA-than)/U Natasha (say
na-TA-sha) U/U Carolyn (say CA-ro-lyn)/UU Emphasis (say, EM-fa-sis)
/UU You try Identify the emphasis in your full name with capitals
and Us and slashes. For example: MS pat-TER-son / U (Metric) Feet A
foot is a pair or group of syllables that repeats itself. like a
pair of feet walkin along Some standard feet An iamb is a classic
syllable combination. Its suppose to best mimic natural speech.
Shakespeare used it throughout his plays. One unstressed, followed
by one stressed syllable. The iamb U/ The anapest UU/ The trochee
[TRO-kee] /U The dactyl /UU Put foot and meter together A line with
a dominant foot can be described by modifying the foot name into an
adjective: Iambic Anapestic Trochaic Dactylic Now count the number
of feet in a line. The number of feet defines the meter. Octameter
would be the correct adjective to describe a line with 8 feet
Naming the meter 1.Monometer 2.Dimeter 3.Trimeter 4.Tetrameter
5.Pentameter 6.Hexameter 7.Heptameter 8.Octameter Here are the
first two lines of Romeo & Juliet: Two households, both alike
in dignity In fair Verona, where we lay our scene. 1. Copy them in
your notes (double spaced). 2. Identify which syllables of these
words are stressed/ naturally emphasized. What is the recurring
foot? Iambic! How many iambs are there? Five! So five feet of iamb
is called IAMBIC PENTAMETER YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Limerick A
limerick is a short comical poem with an aabba rhyme scheme.
Limericks traditionally have 5 lines: Lines 1,2 and 5 are anapestic
trimeter. Lines 3 & 4 are anapestic dimeter. Limerick How would
it look if you scanned it? Write it out in symbols in your notes.
UU/UU/UU/ UU/UU/ UU/UU/UU/ Thats all for now. Try to write a couple
limericks. Theyre fun.
