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. Once the and combined, we can determine the poems Meter: Meter tells us the and the number of in a line of poetry. and and . syllables that of feet are counted
Meter can also be referred to as the Stress: Feet: Poems use A as a measurement tool.
of a poem.
A stress pattern is simply a fancy phrase that poets use to label the and syllables of words or phrases in a poem. These and syllables make up poetic .
includes at least
UNSTRESED syllable.
Lets Put it Together: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? -Shakespeare Sonnet 18 Stress Pattern: ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ /
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? There is a pattern of , syllables which means that the stress pattern is . There are feet in this line, so that means that it is in pentameter. The for this poem is iambic pentameter.
Your Turn: With the person next to you, try to identify the meter in these lines of poetry/music: