Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Meter

Definition:
Meter- meter is a way of measuring the line or lines of poems by using the rhythm of the words. They are also the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. 


Example:
Shall I compare thee to a summer day
[shall-I]-[com-PARE]-[thee-TO]-[a-SUM]-[mer's-DAY]

-Shakespeare 

Significance:
The significance of meter is to add importance and stress to the syllables to "highlight" the important terms.

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