I have to write two lines of poetry in iambic tetrameter and I am not sure if this is correct or not. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
with heavy hearts untwine ourselves
yet midnight orbs demand I stay
Thank you!
Yes. Those two lines are in iambic tetrameter. :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iambic_tetrameter
thank you very much, Ms. Sue! Have a wonderful day!
Your attempt at writing two lines of poetry in iambic tetrameter is close, but there are a few small adjustments needed for it to be completely correct.
Iambic tetrameter consists of four metrical feet, with each foot containing an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. So, in each line, you need to have four pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables.
Here's how I would suggest revising your lines:
From heavy hearts, untwine ourselves (unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed)
Yet midnight orbs demand I stay (unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed)
In these revised lines, you have four metrical feet in each line, and each foot follows the unstressed-stressed pattern of iambic meter.
Feel free to adjust or experiment further to achieve the desired rhythm, but these revisions should provide a good starting point for writing in iambic tetrameter.