POE - Determining the Meter in Poetry Lesson

Poetic meter is a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. A meter's basic unit is called a foot, which consists of one stressed syllable (marked as / ) and one or more unstressed syllables (marked as u). Each pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables has a specific name.

In order to determine what part of the foot represents the stressed syllable, say the word out loud and notice what part of the word receives the most emphasis.

Metrical Feet

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Poetry, Pentameter and Pirates

Now, let's watch the video below to learn about how Shakespeare used Iambic Pentameter in his poetry. Think about how the rhythm of words fosters meaning in the text.

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