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I am having trouble making sense of rhythm. The whole rhythm thing is confusing. How do you decide what the rhythm of a word is? I was looking at some of the words from the little lexicon at the back of Mounce (good ole Mounce) and this is what I came up with:
αγαθός
u -- u

αγάπη
u u --

αγαπητός
u u -- u

άγγελος
-- u u

αγιάζω
u u-- --

Now, I understand things can change when put into context, but am I on the right path? Are there any places to go for some good information? Then how does one decide what words to use? Sorry for all these questions.

I suggest you start by reading this

http://www.aoidoi.org/articles/meter/intro.pdf

I must say, dealing with Greek meter makes (English) iambic pentameter seem ridiculously easy.

Thanks, I think that will be useful

easternugget wrote:I am having trouble making sense of rhythm. The whole rhythm thing is confusing. How do you decide what the rhythm of a word is?

Partly by rules, partly by memorization for the vowels that aren't usually marked for length (α, ι, υ).

αγαθός
u -- u

This is u u x (the 'x' means it could be long or short, depending on what comes next). Does Mounce mark vowel lengths in the vocabulary? If so, this is mismarked.

No, he doesn't mark it. That was my attempt.