METER
Meter is the regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in a poem.There are generally very few questions on the AP Lit exam that ask you to determine meter, but if you
have time, knowing about meter is good just in case there might be a question or two.
Meter is marked by stressed (/) and unstressed syllables (U). A metrical foot consists of either two
syllables per foot (duple meter) or three syllables per foot (triple meter). The most common meter is
iambic, a duple meter. The most common measure is iambic pentameter which is found throughout
Shakespeare’s works.