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A verse line having four metrical feet
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tetrameter
Word definitions for tetrameter in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tetrameter \Te*tram"e*ter\, n. [L. tetrametrus, Gr. ?; te`tra- (see Tetra- ) + ? a measure: cf. F. t['e]tram[`e]tre.] (GR. & Latin Pros.) A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In poetry , a tetrameter is a line of four metrical feet . The particular foot can vary, as follows: Anapestic tetrameter : "And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea " ( Lord Byron , " The Destruction of Sennacherib ") "Twas the night before ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a verse line having four metrical feet
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context poetry English) A line in a poem having four metrical feet. 2 (context prosody English) A poetic metre in which each line has four feet. n. 1 (context poetry English) A line in a poem having four metrical feet. 2 (context prosody English) ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from Late Latin tetrametrus , from Greek tetrametron "verse of four measures" (generally trochaic), noun use of neuter of tetrametros (adj.) "having four measures," from tetra- "four" (see tetra- ) + metron "measure" (see meter (n.2)).
Usage examples of tetrameter.
Alcaic, also in tetrameter, consists of two dactylic feet followed by two iambic feet.
Titania are reconciled, she answers his rhymed trochaic tetrameters in kind.
It was like a line of verse anapestic tetrameter, or four metric feet, each foot consisting of three syllables, accented on the third.
It was like a line of verse Fanapestic tetrameter, or four metric feet, each foot consisting of three syllables, accented on the third.
But oh, mesdames, if you are not allowed to touch the heart sometimes in spite of syntax, and are not to be loved until you all know the difference between trimeter and tetrameter, may all Poetry go to the deuce, and every schoolmaster perish miserably!
It was like a line of verse anapestic tetrameter, or four metric feet, each foot consisting of three syllables, accented on the third.