1. 1). Number the syllables Tyger, tyger, burning bright
Blake, “The Tyger”
Tyger, tyger, burning bright
In the forests of the night

2. Tyger, tyger, burning bright In the forests of the night
2). Decide how many syllables belong in one poetic foot of the poem. Tip: Look for multisyllabic words, noting where their syllables would be stressed. Write down the symbol for how these syllables would be noted (stressed or unstressed)
Tyger, tyger, burning bright
In the forests of the night

3. Looking for Patterns
The feet of this poem should have ___ syllables (based on the multisyllabic words)
The multisyllabic words all follow the structure of starting with a _____________ syllable followed by an _____________ syllable
What type is this? Check notes. Answer: ________________
In both lines of the poem, there are ______ syllables, which equals ____ separate feet.
What type of metrical line has 4 feet? Check notes. Answer: ________________
NOTE: When there’s an odd number, the last foot is considered catalectic, which means incomplete. It still counts as a foot.

4. What do we have?
Type of metrical line
Answer:
Type of poetic feet:

5. Example Line of Poetry # 2
And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea
Number the syllables
Decide if the poetic foot is two or three syllables
Look for patterns; determine the stress pattern

6. Problems!
12 syllables are divisible by either 2 or 3, so how do we find out how many syllables are in one foot of this poem?
There are no multisyllabic words to give us clues!
STRATEGY: Test the pattern aloud.

7. And the | sheen of | their spears| was like| stars on| the sea|
-OR-
And the sheen |
of their spears |
was like stars | on the sea|
Determine the poetic feet & where the syllables should be stressed—Note these with the symbols for stressed/unstressed syllables

8. What is the type of foot?
What is the type of metrical line?

9. Example Line of Poetry # 3
Half a league, half a league,
half a league onward
Number the syllables
Decide if the poetic foot is two or three syllables
Look for patterns; determine the stress pattern

10. What is the type of foot?
What is the type of metrical line?