1. TERMINOLOGY REVISION L.O: To explore poetic meter and feet.
4. TYPES     Iamb: An iamb is a weak syllable followed a strong syllable. Words like 'guitar' and phrases like 'to sleep' are iambs. Trochee: A trochee is a strong syllable followed by a weak syllable (the exact opposite of an iamb). Words like 'baseball' and phrases like 'Thank you' are trochees. Anapest: An anapest is two weak syllables followed by one strong syllable. Words like 'understand' and phrases like 'in the dark' are anapests. Dactyl: A dactyl is one strong syllable followed by two weak syllables (the exact opposite of an anapest). Words like 'camera' and phrases like 'This is a . . .' are dactyls.
7. WHAT IS   THIS AN EXAMPLE OF? One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Alfred, Lord Tennyson WHAT DOES THIS ADD TO THE POEM?
8. WHAT IS THIS AN EXAMPLE OF? 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse . . . WHAT DOES THIS ADD TO THE POEM? Anapestic tetrameter has four anapests per line. Like trochaic tetrameter, this meter is generally used in lighter, more comical poems.
10. PRACTICE   Choose any of the forms and write a short poem in that form. The rest of the class should be able to identify the number of feet and the stress.