Geschke/English III Meter Practice

Meter Practice

***examples taken from:

http://www.english.emory.edu/classes/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