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    Rhythm, Beats, and

    Meter in Poetry
    Presented by:
    Bernie L. Fuentes
    RHYTHM

    • is the recurrence of specific sounds based on


    long and short patterns of stressed and
    unstressed syllables, specifically poetry in
    verse form.
    BEATS

    • In a poem, are what provide the rhythm,


    which is determined by the ear and has to do
    with the poem's tempo and structure, giving it
    a specific beat.
    METER

    • Meter is the rhythmic structure of a line made up of


    two or more syllables and the pattern of emphasis or
    lack of emphasis on each of the syllables. A poetic foot
    is a unit of meter. The most common metrical feet are
    iambic, trochaic, spondaic, anapestic and dactylic. Both
    rhythm and meter are important in poetry.
    Meter and Examples of
    Rhythm in Poetry
    Meter and Examples of Rhythm in Poetry

    ❑There are different types of rhythm in poetry, each


    created through differing patterns of stressed and
    unstressed syllables.
    ❑Rhythm is partially determined by the meter.
    ❑Each individual unit of a meter is called a foot and the
    number of feet per line will determine the meter.
    A List Of The Different Types Of
    Poetic Meter.
    1. one foot per line: monometer
    2. two feet per line: dimeter
    3. three feet per line: trimeter
    4. four feet per line: tetrameter
    5. five feet per line: pentameter
    A List Of The Different Types Of Poetic
    Meter.
    6. six feet per line: hexameter
    7. seven feet per line: heptameter
    8. eight feet per line: octameter
    The Five Most Common
    Types Of Metrical Feet In
    Poetry
    iambs, trochees, dactyls, anapests, and
    spondees.
    Iamb

    • The iambic foot is a two-syllable metrical foot


    where the first syllable is unaccented, and the
    second syllable is accented.

    • Example word: be|seech


    Alone
    By: Edgar Allan Poe

    "From child | hood's hour | I have | not been


    As oth | ers were-- | I have | not seen
    As oth | ers saw-- | I could | not bring
    My pass | ions from | a com | mon spring--"
    Iambs are frequently used in verse because
    they are pleasing to the ear and flow naturally.
    Another example of a poem utilizing the
    iambic foot is Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18." The
    entire sonnet is written in iambic pentameter,
    or five iambic feet in a line, a total of ten
    syllables per line.
    Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare

    "Shall I | compare | thee to | a sum | mer's day?


    Thou art | more love | ly and | more tem | perate.
    Rough winds | do shake | the dar | ling buds | of May,
    And sum | mer's lease | hath all | too short | a date."
    Trochee

    • The trochee is the opposite of an iamb. It is


    also a two-syllable metrical foot, but the first
    syllable is accented, while the second syllable is
    unaccented.
    • Example word: cus|tom
    "Will There Really Be a Morning?"
    By Emily Dickinson

    "Will there | rea lly | be a | 'morning'?


    Is there | such a | thing as | 'day'?
    Could I | see it | from the | mountains
    If I | were as | tall as | they?"
    Spondee

    • The spondee is also a two-syllable metrical foot where


    both syllables are accented. Spondees are frequently used to
    switch up the rhythm of a poem.
    • Example word: cup|cake
    • Spondees can also consist of two emphasized single-
    syllable words in a row. For example, "GO! GO!" and "O
    SEA!"
    Anapest

    • The anapest is a three-syllable metrical foot


    that is characterized by two unstressed syllables
    followed by a stressed syllable.
    • Example word: un|der|stand
    • "In the blink | of an eye" is a frequently used
    idiom that uses anapestic meter.
    Poetic example of anapestic meter comes
    from Dr. Seuss's Oh the Places You'll Go!

    "You have brains in your head.


    You have feet in your shoes.
    You can steer yourself
    Dactyls

    • A metrical foot consisting of one long and


    two short syllables or of one stressed and two
    unstressed syllables

    • Example: ten | der | ly

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