Poetic Rhythms
Musical Theory and Technique
This Side of Sanity
Poetic meters are a basic form of rhythm, used in almsot every popular song.
Poetic meters are marked by the use of a line (
) for accented rhythms and a “U”-like mark (
) for unaccented rhythms.
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| iambic: | |
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| dactylic: | |
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| anapest: | |
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| spondaic: | |
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| tribrachic: | |
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