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RHYTHMIC PATTERNS

One element that makes poetry musical is meter, the rhythmic pattern that is repeated regularly throughout the poem. Each unit of meter, known as a foot, consists of one stressed syllable ( ∕ ) and one or more unstressed syllables ( ˘ ). Meter is expressed in terms of the type of foot and the number of feet in a line.

• iamb ( ); example: allow

• trochee ); example: mountain

• anapest ( ); example: seventeen

• dactyl ( ); example: history

The number of feet in a line may be one (monometer), two (dimeter), three (trimeter), four (tetrameter), five (pentameter), six (hexameter), and so on. Meter is described using the adjectival form of the type and the number of feet in a line; examples include iambic pentameter, trochaic tetrameter, dactylic trimeter, and so on.

For each poem, record the type of foot, number of feet, and the name of its meter.

|Poem |Type of Foot |Number of Feet |Name of Meter |

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|“Ozymandias” | | | |

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|“Ode to the | | | |

|West Wind” | | | |

LITERARY ANALYSIS

1. Identify Images: In my opinion, the most striking image in the two poems is:

This image is striking because:

8. Analyze Form: Review page 327 in your textbook. Then complete the sentence.

“Ozymandias” is like a Petrarchan sonnet because:

Answer the following questions in complete sentences (where applicable).

“Ozymandias” – page 869

Summary: The first speaker in this poem quotes a desert traveler who came upon the ruins of a monument to Ozymandias, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt. The traveler, in turn, quotes the ruler’s boastful inscription on the monument’s pedestal.

9. What condition is the monument now in?

10. What has happened to the face of Ozymandias?

11. Why is it ironic that the traveler sees only sand around the pedestal?

12. How is Ozymandias a symbol of transience? (transience is the quality of not having lasting effects)

13. _____ Which of the following best summarizes the speaker’s beliefs?

a. He believes monuments are priceless.

b. He believes the sand is beautiful.

c. He believes it is important to have an archeological record in the form of monuments to past achievements.

d. He believes our actions while living are more important than the monuments we leave behind.

“Ode to the West Wind” – page 870

14. What is an ode?

15. Who or what is the “thou” that the speaker addresses?

16. What is the central paradox (seemingly contradictory message) of the poem?

17. What does the speaker wish the wind could offer him?

18. Which word would you use to describe the overall mood of the speaker: anger, fear, sorrow, or anticipations? Explain.

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