ABCTE ELA Poetry Exam Questions And Answers (Guaranteed A+)

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ABCTE ELA Poetry Exam Questions And
Answers (Guaranteed A+)



Feet - Answer✔unit of rhythm consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables.

iamb - Answer✔commonly used in English poetry; 2 syllables, first unstressed second stressed:
da-DUM
example of iamb in poetry - Answer✔e.g. Shall I / comPARE / thee TO / a SUM / mer's DAY?

Trochee - Answer✔rarely used in English poetry, might be mixed with iambs for a harsh effect:
2 syllables: first stressed, second unstressed; DUM-da
example of trochee in poetry - Answer✔e.g. WHY so / PALE and / WAN, fond / LOVer?
PRITHee / WHY so / pale?
dactyl - Answer✔Three syllables, first stressed, second and third unstressed: DUM da da

example of dactyl in poetry - Answer✔e.g.: THIS is the/ FORest pri / MEval. The / MURmuring
/ PINES and the / hemlocks (iamb at the end here)
anapest - Answer✔opposite of dactyl; allows for strong rhymes; three syllables: first and second
unstressed, third stressed : da da DUM
example of anapest in poetry - Answer✔e.g. Twas the NIGHT/ before CHRIST /mas, when ALL
/through the HOUSE
spondee - Answer✔two syllables, both stressed : DUM DUM; rarely used but can be found in
combination with other metrical feet
example of spondee in poetry - Answer✔e.g. CRY, CRY! / TROY BURNS, / or élse let Hélen
gó.
pyrrhic - Answer✔two syllables, both unstressed: da da; generally found in Greek poetry

example of pyrrhic in poetry - Answer✔e.g. TO A green thought IN A green shade.
meter - Answer✔the rhythm in a piece of poetry; usually identified by the name of the feet and
number of feet per line


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