Rhyme and Meter

a line of poetry containing one metrical foot

• monometer
• dimeter
• trimeter
• tetrameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

a line of poetry containing two metric feet

• monometer
• dimeter
• trimeter
• tetrameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

a line of poetry containing three metrical feet

• tetrameter
• trimeter
• pentameter
• hexameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

a line of poetry containing four metrical feet

• dimeter
• octameter
• tetrameter
• pentameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

a line of poetry containing five metrical feet

• heptameter
• monometer
• trimeter
• pentameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

a line of poetry containing six metrical feet

• hexameter
• octameter
• dimeter
• pentameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

a line of poetry containing seven metrical feet

• tetrameter
• heptameter
• octameter
• pentameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

a line of poetry containing eight metrical feet

• hexameter
• trimeter
• octameter
• heptameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

a metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (US/S)

• anapest
• dactyl
• spondee
• iamb

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable (S/US)

• trochee
• spondee
• dactyl
• iamb

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10