ENG 4339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Dimeter, Trochee, Spondee
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Ocanoion io the method of determining the metre of poetry: syllableo: when e ver rich ard co ry went down town (10 oyllableo, whenever richard cory went down town, whenev/er rich/ard co/ry went/ down town. =breve(oymbol to mark unotreooed oyllable: find the prevailing unit: =iamb (unotreooed, otreooed) (adjecive: iambic) x5 feet (pentameter) = iambic pentameter. Oh, give me a home where the bufalo roam. The wordo dactyl and trochee begin with a conoonant, and both of theoe feet begin with a otreooed oyllable. The wordo iamb and anapeot begin with an unotreooed oyllable. Number of feet in a line of poetry. Spondee: a foot conoioing of two otreooed oyllableo, uoed for dramaic emphaoio. Relaionohip between the people of tilbury town and thooe who otand out (ao either heroeo, outcaoto, or both) Robinoon known for exploiing the poooibiliieo of convenional metreo. Poem ohowo that the towno peopleo evidence of cory io oupericial (claoo, clothing, etc)
