What are the 4 most common types of feet?
- Trochaic
- iambic
- Dactylic
- anapaestic
What is the pattern for trochaic feet?
stressed/unstressed i.e. HAMlet
What is the pattern for iambic feet?
unstressed/stressed i.e. macBeth
What is the pattern for dactylic feet?
stressed/unstressed/unstressed i.e. ROmeo
What is the pattern for anapaestic feet?
unstressed/unstressed/stressed i.e desCEND
What is the patten for a spondee?
two stressed syllables next to eachother
What is the pattern for pyrrhic feet?
two unstressed syllables next to eachother
What are the 8 different ways to count feet?
One foot: monometer
Two feet: dimeter
Three feet: trimeter
Four feet: tentrameter
Five feet: pentameter
Six feet: hexameter
Seven feet: heptameter
Eight feet: octameter
What is a hypercatalectic?
A hypercatalectic is an extra syllable at the end of a line that disrupts the normal pattern (opposite to catalectic)
What is a catalectic & what effect does it usually have?
A catalectic is a missed ‘beat’ or syllable within a text.
It typically has the effect of speeding us along in a passage & consequently creates a sense of unease.
