How To Write In Meter 101

-Read this essay on Substack! -What is meter?-10 Reasons to write in meter-Kinds of meter (Accentual, Syllabic, Parellelist, Quantitative, Accentual-Syllabic)-Kinds of feet (Iamb, Trochee, Anapest, Amphibrach, Dactyl)-“Junk” by Richard Wilbur-“Considering the Snail” by Thom Gunn-KJV Psalm 23-Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare-“The Tyger” by William Blake-“The Destruction of Sennacherib” by Lord Byron-“O Where Are You Going?” by W.H. Auden-Evangeline, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow“To An Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman-Speech stress vs. Relative stress (accent)-The importance of “framing” in scansion-Rhythmic modulation-Common substitutions (feminine endings, reversed feet, acephalous lines)-“All the Fun’s In How You Say A Thing” by Timothy SteeleSupport the showVISIT MY WEBSITE HERE.BUY VERSECRAFT MERCH HERE.VISIT THE VERSECRAFT SUBSTACK HERE.Please subscribe, rate, and review! Thanks so much for listening.You can leave me a tip, support the podcast, or request a commission here! TikTok:  @versecraftSend me a note at: [email protected] favorite poetry podcasts for: Sharp thoughts and cutting truths (Matthew): Sleerickets  Lovely introspection and sensitive reflection (Alice): Poetry Says The landscape of Ohioan poetry (Jeremy): Poetry Spotlight  Supported in part by The Ohio Poetry AssociationArt by David Anthony KlugList of the most common metrical feet: Iamb: weak-STRONG (u /)Trochee: STRONG-weak (/ u)Anapest: weak-weak-STRONG (u u /)Amphibrach: weak-STRONG-weak (u / u)Dactyl: STRONG-weak-weak (/ u u)Cretic: STRONG-weak-STRONG (/ u /)Pyrrhic: weak-weak (u u)Spondee: STRONG-STRONG (/ /)