Various Metrical Feet in Poetry
Metre
Rhythmic beat of poetry
Mnemonic
Iambus comes with steady pace,
Swift the Trochee takes its place,
Following Dactyl on pattering feet,
The Amphibrach next with its stressed middle
beat,
But the last in the line and not least is the rare
Anapest.
Iambic Metre
Most simple and most commonly
occurring metre.
Unstressed + Stressed
I- am- bus comes with stea- dy pace
Lord Byron- “She Walks In Beauty
Like the Night”
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Trochaic Metre
Reverse of Iamb.
Stressed + Unstressed
Swift the tro- chee takes its place
Shakespeare-
Macbeth (4.1)
Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Dactylic Metre
Often used to add pace to a poem.
Likely to have polysyllabic words.
Stressed + Unstressed + Unstressed.
Foll- ow- ing Dac- tyl on patt- er ing feet
Robert Browning- “The Lost
Leader”
Just for a handful of silver he left us
Just for a riband to stick in his coat
Amphibrachic Metre
Less used than above three.
Unstressed + Stressed + Unstressed
The Am- phi- brach next with its stressed
mid- -dle beat
Dr. Seuss-
If I Ran The Circus
All ready to put up the tents for my circus
I think I will call it the Circus McGurkus
And NOW comes an act of Enormous
Enrormance!
Now former performers performed this
performance!
Anapaestic Metre
Rising tri-syllabic metre.
Unstressed + Unstressed + Stressed
And the last in the line but not least is the
rare An- a- paest
Clement Clark Moore- “A Visit from
St. Nicholas”
Twas the night before Christmas and all
through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a
mouse.
Pyrrhic and Spondee
Often used together
Pyrrhic- Unstressed + Unstressed
Spondee- Stressed + Stressed
Tennyson-
Ulysses
This
is my
son
, my
own
Te
le
ma
chus
To
whom
I
leave
the
scep
tre and the
isle
,
Well-loved
of
me
, dis
cern
ing to ful
fill
This
la
bour, by
slow pru
dence to
make mild
A
rug
ged
pe
ople, and through
soft
de
grees
Sub
due
them to the
use
ful and the
good.
Hiawatha
Through the tranquil air of morning,
First a single line of darkness,
Then a denser, bluer vapor,
Then a snow-white cloud unfolding,
Like the tree-tops of the forest,
Ever rising, rising, rising,
Till it touched the top of heaven,
Till it broke against the heaven
And rolled outward all around it.
Delve into the world of metrical feet in poetry with examples ranging from iambic to trochaic, dactylic to amphibrachic. Learn about different rhythmic beats and meters, uncovering the essence of popular poems by Lord Byron, Shakespeare, Robert Browning, and Dr. Seuss. Discover how the choice of meter influences the flow and tone of poetic compositions.
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Metre Rhythmic beat of poetry
Mnemonic Iambus comes with steady pace, Swift the Trochee takes its place, Following Dactyl on pattering feet, The Amphibrach next with its stressed middle beat, But the last in the line and not least is the rare Anapest.
Iambic Metre Most simple and most commonly occurring metre. Unstressed + Stressed I- am- bus comes with stea- dy pace
Lord Byron-She Walks In Beauty Like the Night She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Trochaic Metre Reverse of Iamb. Stressed + Unstressed Swift the tro- chee takes its place
Shakespeare- Macbeth (4.1) Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Dactylic Metre Often used to add pace to a poem. Likely to have polysyllabic words. Stressed + Unstressed + Unstressed. Foll- ow- ing Dac- tyl on patt- er ing feet
Robert Browning-The Lost Leader Just for a handful of silver he left us Just for a riband to stick in his coat
Amphibrachic Metre Less used than above three. Unstressed + Stressed + Unstressed The Am- phi- brach next with its stressed mid- -dle beat
Dr. Seuss- If I Ran The Circus All ready to put up the tents for my circus I think I will call it the Circus McGurkus And NOW comes an act of Enormous Enrormance! Now former performers performed this performance!
Anapaestic Metre Rising tri-syllabic metre. Unstressed + Unstressed + Stressed And the last in the line but not least is the rare An- a- paest
Clement Clark Moore-A Visit from St. Nicholas Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Pyrrhic and Spondee Often used together Pyrrhic- Unstressed + Unstressed Spondee- Stressed + Stressed
Tennyson- Ulysses This is my son, my ownTelemachus To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle, Well-loved of me, discerning to fulfill This labour, by slow prudence to make mild A rugged people, and through soft degrees Subdue them to the useful and the good.
Hiawatha Through the tranquil air of morning, First a single line of darkness, Then a denser, bluer vapor, Then a snow-white cloud unfolding, Like the tree-tops of the forest, Ever rising, rising, rising, Till it touched the top of heaven, Till it broke against the heaven And rolled outward all around it.
