Match each type of meter with its description.

iambic

dactylic

trochaic

anapestic
match with

stressed/unstressed arrangement

unstressed/stressed arrangement

unstressed/unstressed/stressed arrangement

stressed/unstressed/unstressed arrangement

1. iambic = unstressed/stressed arrangement

An iamb is a metrical foot that contains two syllables - the first one is unstressed, and the one that follows it is stressed. An example would be:

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. (the bolded syllables are stressed).

Iamb is usually coupled with a pentameter to create iambic pentameter which Shakespeare often used in his poetry and plays.

2. dactylic = stressed/unstressed/unstressed arrangement

A dactyl is a metrical foot that contains three syllables - the first one is long (stressed), and it is followed by two short (unstressed) syllables. An example would be:

Just for a handful of silver he left us and...

This is a metrical foot that is most commonly found in the English language.

3. trochaic = stressed/unstressed arrangement

A trochee is a metrical foot that contains two syllables - the first one is stressed, and it is followed by an unstressed syllable. An example would be:

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December

A trochee is a direct opposite of an iamb (being completely different from it).

4. anapestic = unstressed/unstressed/stressed arrangement

An anapest is a metrical foot that contains three syllables - the first two are short (unstressed), and they are followed by a long (stressed) syllable. An example would be:

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house

Just like a trochee is a direct opposite of an iamb, anapest is a direct opposite of a dactyl.

explanation:

dear evan hansen is a stage musical with music and lyrics by benj pasek and justin paul, and book by steven levenson.

the musical opened on broadway at the music box theatre in december 2016, after its world premiere at the arena stage in washington, d.c., in july 2015 and an off-broadway production at second stage theatre from march to may 2016.

at the 71st tony awards, it was nominated for nine awards, winning six, including best musical, best score, best actor in a musical for ben platt, and best featured actress in a musical for rachel bay jones.

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