Rhythm and Meter in Poetry

Description: To explore rhythm and meter in Free Verse and Classical Forms and to explore and write poetry that fulfils the criteria of the discussion topics.
Leader: samary
Moderator: weirdelf

Objectives:To explore Rhythm and Metre in Poetry
Consider syllables language and word stress
To revisit the theory around word stress
Briefly consider Meter types
To explore Syllabic Meter and look at poems in syllabic meter..
To  write a poem in syllabic meter
To explore Accentual Syllabic meter starting with the iamb and look at poems written in iambs
To write an iambic poem


Level of expertise: Open to all

Subject matter:

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