SCANSION Scansion is the process of analyzing poetry's rhythm by looking at meter and feet.

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SCANSION Scansion is the process of analyzing poetry's rhythm by looking at meter and feet.

FOOT A foot is a group of syllables. No more than 2-3 syllables in one foot Syllables are marked either as stressed (/) or unstressed (-). Ex: / - poet 1 foot / - / - William + Shakespeare 1 foot + 1 foot

TYPES OF FEET Foot Syllables Stress Example 2 short / long - / Iamb 2 short / long - / pretend Trochee 2 long/short / - season *Spondee 2 long/long / / *Pyrrhic 2 short/short - - Anapest 3 short/short/long - - / unabridged Dactyl 3 long/short/short / - - dangerous

METER Meter is the predominant rhythm of a poem Identified by 2 things: Type of foot Iamb, Trochee, Spondee, Pyrrhic, Anapest, Dactyl The number of feet within the lines of a poem

TYPES OF METER *Answer: Trochee Trimeter Monometer: lines consisting of 1 foot Dimeter: lines consisting of 2 feet Trimeter: lines consisting of 3 feet Tetrameter: lines consisting of 4 feet Pentameter: lines consisting of 5 feet Hexameter: lines consisting of 6 feet / - poet 1 foot / - / - William + Shakespeare 1 foot + 1 foot *Answer: Trochee Trimeter

IAMBIC PENTAMETER Most common meter in English poetry Five iambs in a row Feminine ending-addition of a final unstressed syllable - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - Most poets who have a great facility for iambic pentameter frequently vary the rhythm of their poetry as Donne and Shakespeare do in the examples, both to create a more interesting overall rhythm and to highlight important thematic elements.

WHAT LINE IS IT ANYWAY? *Answer: Iambic tetrameter - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / I do not like green eggs and ham. - / - / - / - / I do not like them, Sam-I-am. Iambic = - / Pentameter = 5 feet / line It describes a particular rhythm that the words establish in each line. That rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables; these small groups of syllables are called "feet". The word "iambic" describes the type of foot that is used. First identify stressed and unstressed syllables that make up the foot Then, determine how many feet are in the line *Answer: Iambic tetrameter

WHAT LINE IS IT ANYWAY? *Answer: Trochaic tetrameter / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - Double, double, toil and trouble / - / - / - / - One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Iambic = - / Pentameter = 5 feet / line It describes a particular rhythm that the words establish in each line. That rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables; these small groups of syllables are called "feet". The word "iambic" describes the type of foot that is used. First identify stressed and unstressed syllables that make up the foot Then, determine how many feet are in the line *Answer: Trochaic tetrameter

WHAT LINE IS IT ANYWAY? *Answer: Iambic Pentameter - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? *Answer: Iambic Pentameter Iambic = - / Pentameter = 5 feet / line It describes a particular rhythm that the words establish in each line. That rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables; these small groups of syllables are called "feet". The word "iambic" describes the type of foot that is used. First identify stressed and unstressed syllables that make up the foot Then, determine how many feet are in the line

WHAT LINE IS IT ANYWAY? *Answer: Anapestic Tetrameter - - / - - / - - / - - / Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house *Answer: Anapestic Tetrameter