Description: An exercise in the four basic meter structures with discussion of some of the more esoteric. This will be Meter 101 open to all of the pools. We will again explore iamb, trochee, anapest and dactyl in some detail while holding discussions on spondees, pyrrhics, amphibrachs and more. Participants will work chiefly with quatrains of various meters in tetrameter and pentameter (to be discussed) as well as shorter lines to Alexandrines. Each week will concern itself with one of the basic meter forms while the fifth and last week will be open discussion on the less common meters.

Leader: Wesley Snow
Moderator(s): Rula

Objectives: It is hoped the participants will re-explore their understanding of iamb and trochee while experimenting with the lesser used anapest and dactyl meters. The last exercise will be to write a poem in what should be the poet's most difficult meter and succeed in producing a poem of worth.

Level of expertise: Open to all

Subject matter: Meter. 1) The rhythmic measure of a line of verse. 2) The regular measure that a group of lines have in common, despite variations. 3) The way of measuring certain poems that are written in verse or lines (rather than in prose). (The Poetry Dictionary. Drury)