Friday, April 29, 2011

Meter

Definition: Meter is pattern of rhyme (stressed and unstressed sylables)

Example:


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



Significance: Meter helps the readers to relax while reading poem, because it rhyme and could make funny sounds.

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