Poetry Terms: Meter ♥

 

DEFINITION
The pattern of rhythm; the pattern of the stressed and unstressed syllables.

EXAMPLE

~      ~   /   ~    ~      /   ~    ~    /
From  the  centre  all  round  to  the  sea,
~   ~    /   ~    ~    /     ~    ~      /
I  am  lord  of  the  fowl  and  the  brute.

 

SIGNIFICANCE

When you have a pattern of rhythm, the poem will sound much like a song. It will make the poem sound a lot more interesting and cool. As you read a poem that has meter, you can actually feel the beat of the poem. That is totally awesome!