Question

word | definition
comedy |
iamb |
meter |
rhyme |
rhythm |
scansion |
structure |
syllable |
tragedy |
trochee |

Explanation:

Define dramatic genres

• Comedy: A lighthearted dramatic work with a happy ending.
• Tragedy: A serious drama depicting the downfall of a main character.

Define rhythmic units and feet

• Iamb: A metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
• Trochee: A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
• Syllable: A single unit of speech sound containing a vowel sound.

Define structural and metrical terms

• Meter: The systematic rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
• Rhyme: The correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words.
• Rhythm: The measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose.
• Scansion: The analysis of a poem's metrical structure by marking stressed and unstressed syllables.
• Structure: The organizational framework or arrangement of elements in a literary work.

Answer:

Word	Definition
iamb	A metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable.
meter	The systematic, repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
rhyme	The repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words, typically at the ends of lines.
rhythm	The patterned recurrence of strong and weak melodic beats or accents in speech or music.
scansion	The process of analyzing and marking the metrical pattern of a poem's lines.
structure	The organizational framework, arrangement, or form of a literary work.
syllable	A single unit of spoken language consisting of an uninterrupted vowel sound with or without surrounding consonants.
tragedy	A serious dramatic work depicting the downfall or suffering of a noble protagonist.
trochee	A metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable.