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A 5 page research paper that examines poetic meter and looks at the mechanics of rhythm, how this is analyzed, and how rhythm and meter can add to the poetic purpose of the work. This information is then applied to scanning and interpreting how poetic meter aids Shakespeare's intent in his "Sonnet 18." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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examination of poetic meter looks at the mechanics of rhythm, how this is analyzed, and how rhythm and meter can add to the poetic purpose of the work. This information
is then applied to scanning and interpreting how poetic meter aids Shakespeares intent in his "Sonnet 18." There are specific methods for analyzing meter. To "scan" a poem is
to determine its basic rhythm and to consider the significance of that rhythm to the meaning of the poem (Poetic Meter). In its use of rhythm, poetry has a great
deal in common with music, as both exhibit mathematical foundations. Just as "meter" is a term referring to rhythm in music, likewise, it refers to rhythm in poetry. To begin
scanning a poem, the lines should be read out loud while paying close attention to the syllables that are naturally stressed, that is pronounced with emphasis, and those that are
unstressed (Poetic Meter). For example, consider the poem "Aunt Jenniferas Tigers" by Adrienne Rich (1951). In this example, stressed syllables are capitalized and unstressed are in lower case. This
method for showing scansion is used because it will undoubtedly transmit accurately, while using symbols for these features probably would not transmit accurately, that is, line up over their
corresponding syllables accurately. "Aunt JENnifeRAs TiGers PRANCe across THE screen,/Bright TOpaz DENizens OF a WORLD of GREEN" (lines 1-2). In these two lines, there are five stressed syllables per
line and at least five unstressed. In each line there is one instance were there are two unstressed syllables preceding a stressed one, but other than that, the pattern is
to have an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (Poetic Meter). Once the stressed syllables have been counted, this gives a good indication of the poems overall meter. Some
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