Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs. Using the method of scansion, match each poetry excerpt to the correct rhythm and meter.
trochaic octameter (The foot has a
stressed syllable followed by an
unstressed syllable. This pattern
repeats eight times in each line.)
iambic pentameter (The foot has
an unstressed syllable followed by
a stressed syllable. This pattern
repeats five times in each line.)
iambic heptameter (The foot has
an unstressed syllable followed
by a stressed syllable. This pattern
repeats seven times in each line.)
dactylic tetrameter (The foot has a
stressed syllable followed by two
unstressed syllables. This pattern
repeats four times in each line.)