Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Examples of Trochiac Tetrameter and Anapestic Tetrameter

Trochaic Tetrameter
"Reason, in itself confounded,
Saw division grow together,
To themselves yet either neither,
Simple were so well compounded. " (41-44)
- William Shakespeare

Anapestic Tetrameter
"On the far-away island of Sala-ma-Sond,
Yertle the Turtle was king of the pond.
A nice little pond. It was clean. It was neat.
The water was warm. There was plenty to eat.
The turtles had everything turtles might need.
And they were all happy. Quite happy indeed."
- Dr. Suess (Yertle the Turtle)

Works Cited
Matchett, William H. "(41-44)." The Phoenix and the Turtle; Shakespeare's Poem and Chester's Loues   Martyr., The Hague: Mouton, 1965. Print.
 
Simmons, Jim. "The Complete Text of Yertle the Turtle." Three Rivers Episcopal. 5 Dec. 2008. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. <http://3riversepiscopal.blogspot.com/2008/12/complete-text-of-yertle-turtle.html>.

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