These pages provide instruction in thirty-six terms commonly used in discussing poetic metrics and the aural effects produced by the language of poetry. Click HERE for a table of these terms linked to definitions and examples. It might be best to study the table before starting the tutorial.

Click HERE to begin the tutorial sequentially. Take your time, and when you make a wrong choice be sure to study the explanation so as to understand why it is the wrong answer. The idea is to learn what the terms mean--not to get through as quickly as possible. To skip ahead  in the tutorial, or to view examples individually, click on one of the numbers that follow:

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Click Here for another tutorial in identification of meters on the UNCG Topclass site. Log in as visitor with password enter. You may need to go to the bottom of the test page and click on "resubmit." BACK TO MAIN THE WEB PAGE.

Have you ever heard of Expansive Poetry?  How about L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Poetry?
 
 
 

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