Meter and Scansion By Karen Mak Mathilde Beniflah

Meter and Scansion By: Karen Mak, Mathilde Beniflah, Robby Volodarsky, Tarah Fitzgerald and Lila Chu

Scansion Puzzles Tyger, tyger, burning bright Step #1: Look for polysyllabic words Step #2: Over exaggerate these words Step #3: Look for constants ie. -ing, -ed, -mer, -tion, -sion, -er Step #4: Look at the last word, it is a question? Step #5: Look for a pattern that you can recognize and will help you fill in the blank. http: //professor-flare. deviantart. com/art/Handout-1 -More-on-Scansion-43132554

Iamb A foot consisting of 2 syllables: 1 unstressed syllable followed by 1 stressed syllable ex. These forms of beauty have not been to me, As is a landscape to a blind man’s eye; -William Wordsworth Trick: Shout “I am!” with an emphasis on the “am”.

Anapest A foot consisting of 3 syllables: 2 short syllables and 1 long syllable ex. Unaware, unabridged Trick: Call the exterminator! an-a-PEST is on-the-LOOSE

Trochee A foot consisting of 2 syllables: 1 stressed syllable followed by 1 unstressed syllable ex. “Gave thee clothing of delight Softest clothing, woolly, bright” -William Blake Trick: Trophy!

Dactyl A foot consisting of three syllables: 1 stressed syllable followed by 2 unstressed syllables ex. Just for a handful of silver he left us Just for a riband to stick in his coat -Robert Frost Trick: Pterodactyl waltz, oom, pah