1. Meter and Rhythm in Poetry
You are going to need this for a test, so take notes

2. Meter
Meter is the measurement of a line of poetry. It is rhythm that can be measure in poems.
Measured in feet. For example:
“In sooth /I know/ not why/ I am/ so sad.”
This line has five feet.

3. Types of Feet in Metric Poetry
Iambic- foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented.
Examples: because, hello

4. Types of Feet in Metric Poetry
Trochaic: foot consisting of an accented syllable followed by an unaccented syllables.
Examples: Tuesday, Albert

5. Types of Feet in Metric Poetry
Dactylic: foot consisting of an accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables.
Examples: beautiful, silently, Saturday

6. Types of Feet in Metric Poetry
Anapestic- foot that consists of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable
Examples: Tambourine, cavalier, Marianne
Beatles Example: Picture yourself in a boat by the river, where marmalade people eat marshmallow pies.

7. Types of Feet in Metric Poetry
Spondaic: foot consisting of two accented syllables.
Examples: New York, short cake, heartbreak.

8. Number of Feet in Metric Poetry
Monometer: one foot
Dimeter: two feet
Trimeter: three feet
Tetrameter: four feet
Pentameter: five feet
Hexameter: six feet
Heptameter: seven feet
Octameter: eight feet