Geschke/English III Meter Practice Meter Practice ***examples taken from: ses/Handbook/meter.html
Geschke/English III Meter Practice Example 1 That time of year thou mayst in me behold
Geschke/English III Meter Practice Example 1 Count the number of syllables –That time of year thou mayst in me behold 10 Look at the multi-syllable word(s) Behold Correct Pronunciation? ˘ ΄ ΄ ˘ Behold or Behold
Geschke/English III Meter Practice Example 1 That time of year thou mayst in me behold ˘ ΄ ˘ ΄ ˘ ΄ ˘ ΄ ˘ ΄ That time of year thou mayst in me behold Iambic Pentameter
Geschke/English III Meter Practice Example 2 Tell me not in mournful numbers
Geschke/English III Meter Practice Example 2 Tell me not in mournful numbers ΄ ˘ ΄ ˘ ΄ ˘ ΄ ˘ Tell me not in mournful numbers Trochaic Tetrameter
Geschke/English III Meter Practice Example 3 And the sound of a voice that is still
Geschke/English III Meter Practice Example 3 And the sound of a voice that is still ˘ ˘ ΄ ˘ ˘ ΄ ˘ ˘ ΄ And the sound of a voice that is still Anapestic Trimeter
Geschke/English III Meter Practice Example 4 This is the forest primeval, the murmuring pine and the hemlocks
Geschke/English III Meter Practice Example 4 ΄ ˘ ˘ ΄ ˘ ˘ ΄ ˘ ˘ This is the forest primeval, the ΄ ˘ ˘ ΄ ˘ ˘΄ ˘ murmuring pine and the hemlocks Dactylic Hexameter Catalectic