FREE VERSE by Brittany Trebil [Student FVHS]

Define: Iambic Pentameter

17trebilba255 — 2014-02-19 18:44:26 UTC

Ten syllables per line. Syllables alternate between stressed and unstressed beats

Define: Not Free Verse

17trebilba255 — 2014-02-19 18:53:02 UTC

A poem with regular rhyme scheme and beat.

Iambic Pentameter Example:

17trebilba255 — 2014-02-19 18:59:41 UTC

This poem uses iambic pentameter because there is 10 syllbles per line. "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?/It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." -Romeo and Juliet

Non Free Verse Example:

17trebilba255 — 2014-02-21 01:05:27 UTC

In this poem by Shel Silverstein, there is a regular rhyme scheme and beat.

Example Poem From Class Woman Work - Maya Angelou

17trebilba255 — 2014-02-21 01:09:46 UTC

"I've got the children to tend/The clothes to mend/The floor to mop/The food to chop"

Example From Class Romeo And Juliet - Shakespeare

17trebilba255 — 2014-02-21 01:15:10 UTC

"If I profane with my unworthiest hand/ This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this"