Meter

The way the poem is structured based on the rhythm or syllables

Anapestic

A foot which has two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable. Example: "I arise and unbuild it again" from Shelley's Cloud.

Dactylic

A foot including an accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables. Example: openly.

Spondee

A foot consisting of two accented syllables. Example: heartbreak.

Pyrrhic

A foot including two unaccented syllables, generally used to vary rhythm.

Significance: the meter of a poem expresses the readers its emotion.