ENG 207Q Meter Quiz

1. Name each poetic foot by its accent pattern ( X = accented, U = unaccented)

a) X U   trochee

b) X U U   dactyl

c) U U X   anapest

d) U X   iamb

e) X X   spondee

2. A line with three feet is called ___trimeter_______________.

3. Which of these feet produce a rising rhythm? trochee iamb

anapest

4. Which is an example of elision: a)  oe'r b) three-personed

5. Write this line and scan it by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables.

Bright before it beat the water.     xu  xu  xu   xu    (trochaic tetrameter)