Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!

Were I with thee
Wild Nights should be
Our luxury!

Futile -- the Winds --
To a Heart in port --
Done with the Compass --
Done with the Chart!

Rowing in Eden --
Ah, the Sea!
Might I but moor --
Tonight --In Thee!

Which best describes the meter of the poem?
iambic pentameter
iambic tetrameter
iambic dimeter
trochaic trimeter
trochaic dimeter
C/E

What is the most common metrical variation in the poem, looking especially at line 1 as an example?
spondee
anapest
dactyl
troche
pyrrhic
A (I'm not really sure about this one)

An iamb sounds like this: da DA

Iambic dimeter sounds like this: da DA da DA

A trochee sounds like this: DA da
Trochaic dimeter sounds like this: DA da DA da

Tell me what you think about line 1, and rethink your answers and let me know.

This may help:
http://www.uncg.edu/~htkirbys/meters.htm

Well, for number one I was looking it up and it said that Emily Dickinson usually uses iambic tertrameter so I think that would probably be it. The thing is that there are four syllables so it would be iambic dimeter. As for number two, it seems like line one is stressed for both words, so it would be spondee, which is A.

To determine the meter of the poem, we need to analyze the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line. Let's look at the poem and examine the meter.

Line 1: Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!
The stressed syllables in this line are "Wild" and "Nights." Both syllables are stressed, creating a trochaic pattern (a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable).

Line 2: Were I with thee
The stressed syllables in this line are "Were" and "thee." Both syllables are stressed, also displaying a trochaic pattern.

Line 3: Wild Nights should be
The stressed syllables in this line are "Wild," "Nights," and "be." The first two syllables are stressed, following the trochaic pattern, while "be" is unstressed.

Based on the analysis of these three lines, we can conclude that the poem predominantly follows a trochaic meter. However, it's important to note that not every line strictly adheres to this meter. The poet, Emily Dickinson, often used variations in her poetry.

Regarding the most common metrical variation in the poem, we can observe that the first foot of line 1 appears to deviate from the established trochaic pattern. Instead of a trochee, which has a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable, we have a spondee with two stressed syllables: "Wild Nights." Therefore, the most common metrical variation in the poem is a spondee, which refers to lines or feet with two consecutive stressed syllables.

So, the correct answers to the questions are:
Meter of the poem: trochaic dimeter
Most common metrical variation in line 1: spondee