Question

Match the definition to the word.

Answer 1

1.  having three feet per line of poetry : trimeter  

2.  reading or marking the poem to show its structure. scanning    

3.  having five feet in each line of poetry : pentameter  

4.  likeness or resemblance : image    

5.  a foot of verse having one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables : dactylic    

6.  a foot of verse having two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable : anapestic    

7.  having four feet per line of poetry : tetrameter  

Answer 2

1. trimeter  

2. scanning  

3. pentameter  

4. image  

5. dactylic  

6. anapestic  

7. tetrameter