Metre
12th grade (Year 13 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.4 · England: A-level English Literature (poetry), AP Literature, GCSE English Literature (poetry)
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Question 1
Which metrical term matches this stress pattern? (Capitals show stressed syllables.) GAR-den, TI-ger, HAP-py
- A. spondee
- B. trochee
- C. iambic pentameter
- D. anapest
Question 2
Which metrical term matches this description? A foot with two unstressed syllables then one stressed: da-da-DUM.
- A. dactyl
- B. anapest
- C. iambic pentameter
- D. iamb
Question 3
Type the metrical term (in English) that matches this description. A foot with one stressed then one unstressed syllable: DUM-da.
Answer
Question 4
Which metrical term matches this stress pattern? (Capitals show stressed syllables.) re-TURN, de-LIGHT, ex-PLAIN
- A. iamb
- B. dactyl
- C. trochee
- D. iambic pentameter
Question 5
Which metrical term matches this description? A foot with one stressed then two unstressed syllables: DUM-da-da.
- A. anapest
- B. spondee
- C. dactyl
- D. trochee
Question 6
Type the metrical term (in English) that matches this description. A foot with two stressed syllables: DUM-DUM.
Answer
Question 7
Which metrical term matches this stress pattern? (Capitals show stressed syllables.) re-TURN, de-LIGHT, ex-PLAIN
- A. trochee
- B. spondee
- C. dactyl
- D. iamb
Question 8
Which metrical term matches this description? A foot with one stressed then one unstressed syllable: DUM-da.
- A. iamb
- B. anapest
- C. trochee
- D. dactyl
Question 9
Type the metrical term (in English) that matches this description. A foot with one stressed then one unstressed syllable: DUM-da.
Answer
Question 10
Which metrical term matches this stress pattern? (Capitals show stressed syllables.) re-TURN, de-LIGHT, ex-PLAIN
- A. trochee
- B. iamb
- C. spondee
- D. iambic pentameter
Question 11
Which metrical term matches this description? A line of five iambs: ten syllables, da-DUM × 5 (e.g. 'the WIND was COLD a-CROSS the EMP-ty BAY').
- A. iamb
- B. anapest
- C. iambic pentameter
- D. spondee
Question 12
Type the metrical term (in English) that matches this description. A foot with one stressed then one unstressed syllable: DUM-da.
Answer
Question 13
Which metrical term matches this stress pattern? (Capitals show stressed syllables.) a-BOVE, be-CAUSE, to-DAY
- A. dactyl
- B. trochee
- C. iambic pentameter
- D. iamb
Question 14
Which metrical term matches this description? A foot with one stressed then two unstressed syllables: DUM-da-da.
- A. dactyl
- B. trochee
- C. anapest
- D. iamb
Question 15
Type the metrical term (in English) that matches this description. A foot with one stressed then one unstressed syllable: DUM-da.
Answer
Question 16
Which metrical term matches this stress pattern? (Capitals show stressed syllables.) MO-ther, RIV-er, SIL-ver
- A. trochee
- B. spondee
- C. anapest
- D. dactyl
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