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After three classes, we review concepts of metrical structure and rhythmic variation in the line and foot (the basic unit of measurement in accentual-syllabic poetry). We conclude the podcast with an exercise, wherein students read to a metronome to identify patterns of stressed accents within the line.
Meter and Rhythm in Iambic Pentameter 0:26
Non-Iambic Feet (Trochees, Anapests, Dactyls, Spondees, Pyrrhics) 2:34
Metronome Exercise 7:18
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