Match each line of poetry to its meter. 1. iambic tetrameter

2. iambic trimeter

Excerpt 1. Of waters in a land of change (Louise boogan, “A Tale”)

Excerpt 2. This coyness, lady, were no crime. (Andrew Marvell, “To his Coy Mistress”)

Excerpt 3. In some melodious plot (John Keats, “Ode to a nightmare”)

Excerpt 4. Of credit and renown, (William Cowper, “The Diverting History of John Gilpin”)

Iambic tetrameter- excerpt 1: Of waters in a land of change  (Louise Bogan, "A Tale")

excerpt 2:  This coyness, lady, were no crime.  (Andrew Marvell. "To His Coy Mistress")

Iambic trimeter- excerpt 3:  In some melodious plot  (John Keats, "Ode to a Nightingale")

excerpt 4:  Of credit and renown  (William Cowper. "The Diverting History of John Gilpin")

Explanation:

The meter of poetry is the rhythmic structure of a line in poetry. This means the beats in the line of poetry follow a certain pattern, which becomes the meter.

Iambic tetrameter consists of four iambic feet in a line, with eight syllables. On the other hand, iambic trimeter is when the line has three units, meaning six syllables.

Thus, the given lines of poetry with their respective meter patterns are as follows-

Iambic tetrameter-

excerpt 1: Of waters in a land of change (Louise Bogan, "A Tale").

excerpt 2: This coyness, lady, were no crime. (Andrew Marvell. "To His Coy Mistress").

Iambic trimeter-

excerpt 3: In some melodious plot (John Keats, "Ode to a Nightingale").

excerpt 4: Of credit and renown (William Cowper. "The Diverting History of John Gilpin").

Explanation:

"I am the poet of the woman the same as the man, / And I say it is as great to be a woman as to be a man," are good examples that Walt Whitman views human beings as equal. He speaks for the whole of human experience, not simply limiting himself to a man's experiences. He recognizes that there are universal feelings and experiences that we all undergo, no matter our gender or other differences that may set us apart on the surface. Hope this helps.