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| The rhytmic pattern created in a line of verse |
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| The number of stressed syllables in a line is fixed, but the number of total syllables is not. |
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| the number of total syllables in a line is fixed, but the number of stressed syllables is not. (opposite of accentual meter) |
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| Both the number of stressed syllables and the number of total syllables is fixed. |
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| The duration of sound of each syllable, rather than its stress, determines the reader. |
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| the basic rhythmic unit into which a line of verse can be divided. |
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| An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Ex. today |
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A stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
Ex. carry |
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A stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
Ex. Difficult |
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Two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.
Ex. It is Time |
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Two successive syllables with strong syllables
Ex. Stop, Theif |
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| Each line of verse has five feet, each which consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (iamb) |
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| Unrhymed iambic pentameter, Close to everyday speech. |
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| Alternating tetrameter and trimeter, usually iambic and rhyming. |
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| Verse that does not conform to any fixed meter or rhyme scheme. |
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| A rhyme that somes at the end of a line of verse. |
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| A rhyme between two or more words within a single line of verse. |
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A rhyme consisting of a single stressed syllable.
Ex. "car" and "far" |
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A rhyme consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
Ex. "Mother" and "Brother" |
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| An exact match of sounds in a rhyme. |
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| An imperfect rhyme, in which the sounds are similar but not exactly the same. |
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| Two succesive rhymed lines that are equal in length. |
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| A four-lined stanza, written in ambic pentameter with an ABAB rhyme scheme. |
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| A grouping of three lines, often bearing a single rhyme. |
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A system of interllaced tercets linked by common rhymes.
Ex. ABA BCB CDC |
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