A wavelike occurrence of motion or sound in language patterns.

A pause marked by a grammatical boundary (often a comma separating clauses)

A meter in which lines are made up of 5 feet, each comprised of a stressed and unstressed syllable

The basic unit of meter; made up of one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables (may vary)

A pause in speech that is naturally dictated by the flow of words (may or may not be marked by a grammatical boundary).

A metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.

The pattern in verses arranged by the poet

Emphasis on specific words in a line that change the meaning

A foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable.

The end of the line matches up with a natural pause in speech.

A rhythmic pause or break in a verse where one phrase ends and another begins

A foot containing a long syllable followed by two short, unstressed syllables.

The logical progression of the line continues to the next line without pausing. (Also called enjambment).

What device is present in this line?

It is for you we speak, // not for ourselves

A metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable.