· Rhythm and Meter are related to each other.
· Basic unit of rhythm is called a ‘foot’. A foot consists of one accented syllable and one or more unaccented syllable.
o Accented \
o Unaccented U
· Types of feet
o 1 unaccented and 1 accented [ \ U ]
(iamb)
o 1 accented and 1 unaccented [ U \ ]
(trochee)
o 1 accented and 2 unaccented [ \ U U ]
(dactyl)
o 2 accented [ \ \ ]
(spondee)
· Meter is the amount of feet per line
o tetrameter (4 feet per line)
o pentameter (5 feet per line)
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