Pecor Poetic Terminology
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MsPecor Plus on January 23, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 iamb | a poetic foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable |
| trochee | a poetic foot that consists of a stressed syllable followed by a unstressed syllable |
| anapest | a poetic foot that consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable |
| dactyl | a poetic foot that consists of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables |
| iambic pentameter | a poetic line that consists of five iambic feet; five iambs in a row |
| blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| prose | writing that is not divided up into lines in an intentional way; the opposite of poetry |
| "the store" | example of an iamb |
| "in the house" | example of an anapest |
| "weeping" | example of a trochee |
| "helplessly" | example of a dactyl |
| spondee | a poetic foot that consists of two stressed syllables |
| "streetcar" | example of a spondee |
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