Use five root-based words in either...
* A persuasive speech using 3 rhetorical devices
OR
* a 6-line iambic pentameter poem (rhyming or not)
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poetic terms
Meter
Poetic rhythm. Measured in "feet."
Metrical Foot
A measure in poetry. Usually two or three syllables.
Stressed
Accented or emphasized syllable in a word. For instance, in the word "neighbor," "NEIGH" carries the stress. (Opposite: Unstressed)
Iamb
A two-syllable metrical foot, unstressed/stressed (like "aBOUT")
Anapest
A 3-syllable foot, un/un/stressed (like "sevenTEEN")
Iambic Pentameter
5 iambs in a line, for a total of 10 syllables. "aROUND the ROCKS the RUGged RAScal RAN"
Poetic rhythm. Measured in "feet."
Metrical Foot
A measure in poetry. Usually two or three syllables.
Stressed
Accented or emphasized syllable in a word. For instance, in the word "neighbor," "NEIGH" carries the stress. (Opposite: Unstressed)
Iamb
A two-syllable metrical foot, unstressed/stressed (like "aBOUT")
Anapest
A 3-syllable foot, un/un/stressed (like "sevenTEEN")
Iambic Pentameter
5 iambs in a line, for a total of 10 syllables. "aROUND the ROCKS the RUGged RAScal RAN"
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