π Syllables can be stressed or unstressed, meaning respectively accentuated or non-accentuated.
Stanzas are named according to their number of lines:
A sonnet contains 14 lines.
Poem β stanza β line β foot β syllables
Iamb: one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable, represented as Λ /
Trochee: one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable, represented as / Λ
An anapest contains two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable, represented as Λ Λ /, as in underSTAND and contraDICT.
A dactyl contains one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, represented as / Λ Λ, as in CArefully and HORrible.
1. What is a stanza in a poem?
2. What does a foot organize in a line of poetry?
3. A stanza with six lines is called what?
What is a stanza in poetry?
A group of lines in a poem.
What does a foot represent in poetry?
A group of syllables that forms the rhythm of a line.
What are stressed syllables in poetry?
Syllables that are accentuated.
What are unstressed syllables in poetry?
Syllables that are non-accentuated.
How many lines does a couplet have?
Two lines.
How many lines does a tercet have?
Three lines.
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