Poetic Meter

Front

What is a poetic foot with one stressed and two unstressed syllables?

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Dactylic

Front

What does the prefix Hexa- mean?

Back

6

Front

What do you call poetic feet repeated five times in a line?

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Pentameter

Front

What does the prefix Tri- mean?

Back

3

Front

What is the meter pattern repeated three times in a line called?

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Trimeter

Front

What is a poetic foot with one unstressed and one stressed syllable?

Back

Iambic

Front

What is a poetic foot with one stressed and one unstressed syllable?

Back

Trochaic

Front

What do you call a line of poetry with six feet?

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Hexameter

Front

What is the term for a stanza of eight lines?

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Octave

Front

What is the term for a stanza of four lines?

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Quatrain