What is meter?A.A stressed syllable in a wordB.A pattern of consonant soundsC.A set pattern of rhythm in a poemD.A normally unstressed syllable

State definition of meter.

Select the correct answer.Which pattern of meter is used in this excerpt from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge?The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide,And I am next of kin;The guests are met, the feast is set:May'st hear the merry din.'He holds him with his skinny hand,'There was a ship,' quoth he.'Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!'Eftsoons his hand dropt he. A. alternating pentameter and trimeter B. alternating pentameter and tetrameter C. alternating trimeter and dimeter D. alternating monometer and dimeter E. alternating tetrameter and trimeter

Match the definition to the term.1. repetition of end sounds within or across lines of poetry meter 2. language which imaginatively describes or compares two or more unlike things scansion 3. the giving of human characteristics to nonhuman things simile 4. an implied imaginative comparison between unlike things metrical foot 5. a unit of stressed/unstressed syllables that join with other feet to create poetic meter symbol 6. highly descriptive language that appeals to the senses rhyme scheme 7. the process of analyzing the meter of a poem rhyme 8. two lines of poetry whose end rhyme binds them together as a unit free verse 9. the pattern of rhyme across a poem metaphor 10. the rhythm of a poem based on ordered patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables imagery 11. poetry with no regular pattern of rhyme or rhythm figurative language 12. one thing that stands for something else in addition to itself rhyming couplet 13. an imaginative comparison between unlike things using like or as personification

Which of the following is the MOST common meter in English poetry?Anapestic MonometerTrochaic TetrameterDactylic DimeterIambic Pentameter

How does the meter of the poem most likely contribute to its meaning?Answer choices for the above questionA. The rhyme scheme creates an internal harmony that mimics the universal harmony the poet wants us to feel.B. Each line is as long as a breath, calling the reader’s attention to their body and establishing a meditative mood.C. The rigid metrical structure of the lines commands the reader to accept the poet’s ideas.D. The space between sections allows the reader to think over what they have just read.