Poetic Meter: "What is Meter in Poetry?"

Why does the speaker begin by talking about an eye exam?

• He is making a comparison between using a device at the eye doctor to check your sight and using meter in poetry to check your hearing.

• He is trying to make sure we understand that poetry is not only about how well we interpret meaning but also how well we write poetry.

• The speaker is confused about the topic of  the video.

• He thinks the two choices "this one"or "that one" are written in iambs.

What is poetic meter?

• how long a line of poetry is

• the repeating sounds at the beginnings of words

• the way the syllables are stressed or unstressed

• the way Shakespeare and Poe talk

What is the most common meter in English poetry?

• 3 meters

• a metric foot

• stressed then unstressed

• iambic pentameter

Why is this meter called trochaic octameter?

• Poe gave it that name.

• It has eight feet.

• It is the same as iambic pentameter--just with trochee instead of iamb.

• A trochee is easier to write than an iamb.

What is the pattern of an anapest metrical foot?

• stress, unstressed, unstressed

• unstressed, unstressed, stressed

• unstressed, stressed, unstressed

• tetrameter means there are four

What group has recently adoptive the dactylic hexameter?

• Poets

• Politicians

• Rappers

• No one modern uses this form.

What is the metrical foot of a dactyl?

• stress, unstressed, unstressed

• unstressed, unstressed, stressed

• stress, unstressed, stress

• unstressed, stress, unstressed

Please list all four types of metrical feet.

What is helpful to look for with meter that helps determine meaning?

• when the meter maintains its pattern throughout

• when the poem has no recognizable meter

• when there are varying kinds of metrical feet in each line

• when the meter breaks from its pattern

Where do you hear the break in meter?

• line 1

• line 2

• line 3

• I didn't hear any break.