Rhythm and Meter in Poetry

A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is called

• meter

• rhyme

• alliteration

Which of the following best illustrates a trochee?

• ^. /

• / ^.

• / / ^.

• / /

Which of the following is Iambic

• ^. /

• / .

• ^{. .}

• / /

What is the meter used in this line?

"Kings and queens do often sleep here."

• iambic

• trochaic

What meter is typically used for the word "English"

• iambic

• trochaic

What meter is typically used for the word "carrot"

• iambic

• trochaic

What meter is this line of poetry using?

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

• iambic

• trochaic