Songwriters Rhyme Schemes and Meter 3

Question 1

What is the basic unit of meter consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables called?

Accepted Answer

A foot

Answer

A metrical foot is the repeating syllable-stress unit.

Question 2

An iamb consists of which stress pattern?

Accepted Answer

Unstressed then stressed

Answer

An iamb is da-DUM: unstressed followed by stressed.

Question 3

A trochee is the opposite of an iamb. What is its pattern?

Accepted Answer

Stressed then unstressed

Answer

A trochee is DUM-da: stressed followed by unstressed.

Question 4

A line of poetry with five metrical feet is written in what?

Accepted Answer

Pentameter

Answer

'Penta' means five, so five feet is pentameter.

Question 5

A foot with two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable is called what?

Accepted Answer

Anapest

Answer

An anapest is da-da-DUM.

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