Introduction to Poetry: Metre

In this lesson, we will introduce the basics of poetic metre and identify poetic metre and its effect.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.Which of these sentences does NOT use the word rhythm correctly?

This song has the kind of rhythm which makes you shake your hips.In a poem, the rhythm can make you read really fast or make you go slower.In some poems, the rhythm makes you put all your focus on certain words.This poem includes three rhythms and two similes.

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Q2.Which of these is NOT important to consider when thinking about rhythm in poetry?

The pace of the sounds in a poem.The stress we put on different sounds in a poem.The title of the poem.The way that the poet has made words flow.

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Q3.What do we do when we talk that helps to create rhythm when we read poetry aloud?

We naturally stress some parts of words more than others.We stress all of our words in the same way.We shout some words and say some words really quietly.

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Q4.How many syllables are in the word rhythm?

Three.One.Two.Four.

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Q5.Which of the following does the rhythm in a poem help to create?

A sense of the sounds in a poem.The mood and atmosphere of a poem.A sense of the pace in a poem.All of these answers.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which of these sentences does NOT use the word rhythm correctly?

1/5

Q2.Which of these is NOT important to consider when thinking about rhythm in poetry?

The pace of the sounds in a poem.The stress we put on different sounds in a poem.The title of the poem.The way that the poet has made words flow.

2/5

Q3.What do we do when we talk that helps to create rhythm when we read poetry aloud?

We naturally stress some parts of words more than others.We stress all of our words in the same way.We shout some words and say some words really quietly.

3/5

Q4.How many syllables are in the word rhythm?

Three.One.Two.Four.

4/5

Q5.Which of the following does the rhythm in a poem help to create?

A sense of the sounds in a poem.The mood and atmosphere of a poem.A sense of the pace in a poem.All of these answers.

5/5

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Introduction to Poetry: Metre

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Q1.What do we do when we speak naturally?

Place stress on all the words.Place stress on long words.Place stress on particular parts of words.Place stress and unstress on words

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Q2.What do we call a ‘long’ syllable, which we emphasise?

A stressed syllable.An unstressed syllable.A stressless syllable.A stressful syllable.

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Q3.What do we call a ‘short’ syllable, which we don’t emphasise?

A stressed syllableAn unstressed syllableA stressless syllableA stressful syllable

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Q4.In which of these words is the first syllable stressed?

FlowerPotDemandHopeful

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Q5.In which of these words is the final syllable stressed?

FlowerPotDemandHopeful

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Q6.Which of these words seems to have even stress on both syllables?

FlowerPotDemandHopeful

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Q7.Which of the following tells us what metre is?

The way that stanzas are organised in a poem.The way that rhythm is organised and measured in a poem.The rhyme scheme of a poem.The way a poet uses figurative language.

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Q8.Which of these statements is true about iambic pentameter?

It is a poetic metre that includes two pairs of stressed and unstressed syllables per line.It is a poetic metre that includes three pairs of stressed and unstressed syllables per line.It is a poetic metre that includes five pairs of stressed and unstressed syllables per line.

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Q9.Which of these lines is written in iambic pentameter?

'So foul and fair a day I have not seen'.'Wind rages and roars outside'.'Smile though your heart is aching'.

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Introduction to Poetry: Metre

Lesson 8 of 8

Q1.What do we do when we speak naturally?

Place stress on all the words.Place stress on long words.Place stress on particular parts of words.Place stress and unstress on words

1/9

Q2.What do we call a ‘long’ syllable, which we emphasise?

A stressed syllable.An unstressed syllable.A stressless syllable.A stressful syllable.

2/9

Q3.What do we call a ‘short’ syllable, which we don’t emphasise?

A stressed syllableAn unstressed syllableA stressless syllableA stressful syllable

3/9

Q4.In which of these words is the first syllable stressed?

FlowerPotDemandHopeful

4/9

Q5.In which of these words is the final syllable stressed?

FlowerPotDemandHopeful

5/9

Q6.Which of these words seems to have even stress on both syllables?

FlowerPotDemandHopeful

6/9

Q7.Which of the following tells us what metre is?

The way that stanzas are organised in a poem.The way that rhythm is organised and measured in a poem.The rhyme scheme of a poem.The way a poet uses figurative language.

7/9

Q8.Which of these statements is true about iambic pentameter?

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Q9.Which of these lines is written in iambic pentameter?

'So foul and fair a day I have not seen'.'Wind rages and roars outside'.'Smile though your heart is aching'.

9/9

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