Poetry Gaile Wotherspoon Poetry 9 12 1 Introduction

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Introduction n meter – comes from the Greek term for measure poetry written in

Introduction n meter – comes from the Greek term for measure poetry written in a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables the recognition and naming of broad wave patterns in lines of verse (like waves on the shore or the wave patterns of sounds in physics) 2

Meter continued n n there a succession of lines or sentences that have the

Meter continued n n there a succession of lines or sentences that have the same metrical pattern, but is not necessarily exactly rhythmically identical lines are repeated again and again in the same broad rhythmical patterns, creating a rhythmical unit n n eg: “To this I witness call the fools of Time Which die for goodness, who have lived for crime. ” 3

Poetry has Feet n n n the technical meaning – has one stressed syllable

Poetry has Feet n n n the technical meaning – has one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables or has one unstressed syllable and one or more stressed syllables is a measurable, patterned, conventional unit of poetic rhythm the non-technical meaning – connected to how we walk pattern and rhythm of steps equal to pattern and rhythm of poems rhythm of music connected to movement of body and rhythmical pattern of movement 4

Scansion n n the system of using symbols to represent stressed and unstressed patterns

Scansion n n the system of using symbols to represent stressed and unstressed patterns in a poem in order to be able to “read” the poem gives the broad wave pattern, but doesn’t define the individual wave or pattern 5

Kinds of patterns iamb(ic) – unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable n *

Kinds of patterns iamb(ic) – unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable n * ‘ * ‘ n The way a crow n * ‘ n Shook down on me. 6

Trochee(trochaic) n n n stressed followed by unstressed ‘ * ‘ * Once upon

Trochee(trochaic) n n n stressed followed by unstressed ‘ * ‘ * Once upon a midnight dreary 7

Anapest (anapestic) n n has two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one *

Anapest (anapestic) n n has two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one * * ‘ * * ‘ * * The Assyr/ ian came down/ like a ‘ * * ‘ wolf/ on the fold, 8

Dactyl n n n one stressed followed by two unstressed ‘ * * ‘

Dactyl n n n one stressed followed by two unstressed ‘ * * ‘ ** Hickory, dock 9

Spondee (spondaic) n n n is a foot composed of stressed syllables ‘ ‘

Spondee (spondaic) n n n is a foot composed of stressed syllables ‘ ‘ We, real, cool. We left school. 10

Pyrrhic n n n three unstressed followed by a stressed * * * ‘

Pyrrhic n n n three unstressed followed by a stressed * * * ‘ At their/return, /up the/high strand, / 11

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