meter
Transcript: meter FareWELL the TRANquil MIND, fareWELL conTENT (3.3.401) Every second syllable is accented, so this is classic iambic pentameter. When the lines have no rhyme scheme, we call it "unrhymed iambic pentameter," which is also known as "blank verse." Thank you! Does the poem go daDUM daDUM? How about daDUMda daDUMda? Answer that question and you've got the poem's meter. An example of this can be seen in Romeo's soliloquy at the beginning of Act II Scene 2, also known as the balcony scene. meter: a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats. music example By: Lauryn Garland / Mariah Tapia Damn her, lewd minx! O, damn her, damn her! Litterary Term : Meter It is the cause. Yet I'll not shed her blood; Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow, And smooth as monumental alabaster. Yet she must die, else she'll betray more men. here is another example of meter used in Othello A wise old owl lived in an oak The more he saw the less he spoke The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can't we all be like that wise old bird? As masterly as he: mere prattle, without practice Is all his soldiership. But he, sir, had the election; And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof 1.1.21-34) Let it go. Oh, there’s my lady! Oh, it is my love. Oh, I wish she knew how much I love her. - othello