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Western Michigan University: Interactive Quiz on Meter
This 10-question interactive quiz in prosody tests you with lines of poetry in iambic pentameter, trochaic tetrameter, and other meters.
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Wikipedia: Meter (Poetry)
Wikipedia article that first generally defines meter in poetry and then provides a very detailed discussion. Sections of the article include the following: Technical terms in poetic meter (Disyllables, Trisyllables, Tetrasyllables),...
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Beginner's Guide to Prosody: Anglo Saxon Accentual Meter
This resource provides a great history and explanation of Anglo-Saxon accentual poetry along with some excellent examples. Before the article, a number of related terms are defined including the following: alliteration, assonance,...
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Purdue University Owl: Meter & Scansion
Handout from the Purdue University writing lab that explains poetic meter and scansion. Explains several terms, including the following: syllabic, accentual, accentual-syllabic, quantitative, scansion, accented, unaccented, poetic foot,...