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"Lesson 22: Iambic Meter"  The iamb is a unit of poetic meter (foot) consisting of one relatively lightly stressed syllable followed by one relatively heavily stressed syllable. It may be constructed from two single-syllable words, such as "we BUILD/ a FIRE/ and ROAST/," or single two-syllable words, such as "in-VITE," "con-CLUDE," and "es-CAPE." A single word may contain multiple iambic feet, as in "par-TIC/-i-PATE/" and "ac-COMP/-lish-MENT/." An iambic foot can also be found bridging two words: "ro-MAN/-tic ES/-cap-ADES/." Because the iambic rhythm is more compatible with the natural flow of speech in the English language, it has become the principle sound pattern of traditional English poetry.
Minute Poem: The Minute Poem is constructed in three quatrains (four-line stanzas) composed in strict iambic meter with a rhyme scheme of aabb, ccdd, eeff. The first line of each stanza contains four iambic feet, and the other three lines each contain two iambic feet, as described and demonstrated in the following link: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/minute.html
ASSIGNMENT: Write a Minute Poem about some special occasion. Let the creativity flow from your soul!  Dave   |
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