Question

Read the following line. Mark the stressed and unstressed syllables by placing the accent mark ( ) over stressed syllables and the breve () over unstressed syllables.

1. When fishes flew and forests walked.
2. Through woods and dale the scared river ran

Answer 1

The lines contain stressed and unstressed syllables, which form the meter of the poem.

Step-by-step explanation:

When analyzing the rhythmical pattern of a poem, we need to identify the stressed and unstressed syllables, which form the meter. In this case, we will mark the stressed syllables with the symbol / and the unstressed syllables with x. Each complete unit of stressed and unstressed syllables is called a foot.

Let's mark the stressed and unstressed syllables in the provided lines:

1. When fishes flew and forests walked: / x x / / x /
2. Through woods and dale the scared river ran: / x / / / x / x /

Answer 2

I will use ´ for stressed syllables and ` for the breve:

Whén físhès fléw ànd fórèsts wálked.

Thróugh wóds ànd dále thè scáred rívèr rán