Thursday, 11 August 2016

From the poem justice:


1. List and define the types of poetic foot or meter.
-the following are the poetic foot or meter:
·         Anapest
o   a poetic foot with 3 syllables 2 unstressed 1 stressed
·         Dactyl
o   a poetic foot with 3 syllables 1 stressed 2 unstressed
·         Dimeter
o   -2 poetic feet in a line of poetry
·         Heptameter
o   -7 poetic feet in a line of poetry
·         Hexameter
o   6 poetic feet in a line of poetry
·         Iamb
o   a poetic foot with 2 syllables 1 unstressed 1 stressed
·         Monometer
o   1 poetic foot in a line of poetry
·         Pentameter
o   5 poetic feet in a line of poetry
·         Octameter
o   8 poetic feet in a line of poetry
·         Pyrrhic
o   a poetic foot with 2 syllables 2 unstressed
·         Spondee
o   a poetic foot with 2 syllables 2 stressed
·         Tetrameter
o   4 poetic feet in a line of poetry
·         Trimeter
o   3 poetic feet in a line of poetry
·         Trochee
o   a poetic foot with 2 syllables 1 stressed 1 unstressed


2. From the poem entitled "JUSTICE", what point of view is used?
- First person's point of view was used in the poem "JUSTICE".

3. Still from the same poem, mark the first five lines according to the types of poetic foot or meter

"JUSTICE"
These are the accoutrements of her office----- Trochee pentameter
The blindfold symbolizing impartiality----- Trochee hexameter
A golden pair of scales measuring the validity----- Iamb heptameter

Of evidence given both pro and can----- Iamb pentrameter
The double-edged sword that pierce through----- Iamb tetrameter



-Annjoy L. Canon

(gorg. as ever)



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