Meter - Poetry Pt. 1

Question 1

A foot is the combination of:

Accepted Answer

un/stressed syllables, accents, beats

Question 2

Prosody may be:

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Quantitative, Qualitative

Question 3

Poetic tool used to modify the number of syllables in a word:

Accepted Answer

Elision

Question 4

"thickening" is divided into syllables this way:

Accepted Answer

thick-ening, thick-en-ning

Question 5

Examples of elision:

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ne'er, can't, o'

Question 6

To analyse the meter you ought to find the rhythmic patterns, which basic unit is called:

Accepted Answer

foot

Question 7

Quantitative prosody is determined by:

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Vowel length or quantity

Question 8

Syllables in Anglo-saxon poetry are determined by:

Accepted Answer

Accentual beats, un/stressed beats

Question 9

Meter in a poem or song refers and determines:

Accepted Answer

Rhythm

Question 10

Prosody in Anglo-saxon poetry is mainly:

Accepted Answer

Qualitative

Question 11

Description or analysis of poetic rhythm:

Accepted Answer

Prosody

Questions 11