Syllables, Feet, & Meter

A ___________ is a single unit of sound in a word, consisting of a vowel sound with (or without) consonants surrounding it.

When a syllable is emphasized, it is referred to as a _________ syllable.

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables creates a unit called a _________.

You count _________ by counting each unit of unstressed, stressed beats in a line.

Each of the following types of feet have TWO syllables, EXCEPT:

• Iamb

• Trochee

• Dactyl

• Spondee

Each of the following types of feet have THREE syllables, EXCEPT:

• Anapest

• Spondee

• Cretic

• Dactyl

The number of feet in a line of poetry is called ________________.

When a syllable is not emphasized, it can be referred to as ____________.

BONUS!

Which of the following is labeled INCORRECTLY?

• Monometer =a line with 1 foot

• Trimeter: a line with 3 feet

• Pentameter: a line with 5 feet

• Dimeter = a line with 2 feet

• Tetrameter = a line with 6 feet