tetrameter
1
9.3
- noun
- /tɛˈtræmɪtər/
- Literature
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tetrametro
- Ironically, however, your "titular" moment is iambic tetrameter:
- iambic tetrameter
- Tetrameter lines
A fair amount of the Society of mind is in I am big tetrameter.
- A fair amount of the Society of mind is in I am big tetrameter.
Examples
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Most of the arias are in tetrameter, usually iambic in rhythm.
Academic text (2000) -
Williams follows with an example of a stanza pattern that "probably represents the most popular ballad form," a quatrain with alternating trimeter and tetrameter lines rhyming xaxa.
Academic text (2010) -
Whereas the recitative is mostly in hexameters, usually iambic in rhythm, occasionally dactylic, but used with a great deal of flexibility and freedom, the arias are almost always in fairly strict, even rigid, tetrameters.
Academic text (2000) -
The poem was written in tetrameter, giving it a rhythmic flow that was easy to follow.
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Many classic English poems, such as those by Shakespeare, often employ tetrameter for their lyrical quality.
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When studying poetry, it's important to recognize that each tetrameter line typically has four feet.
How Many
- Literature
1
9.6
- Literature
7
8.2
- Literature
1
9.3
- Literature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tetrameter comes from the Greek parts tetra- meaning 'four' and -meter meaning 'measure', the same -meter you see in kilometer. So a tetrameter line is a 'four-measure' line, with four metrical feet or four main beats in each line.