Definition of Dimeter. Meaning of Dimeter. Synonyms of Dimeter

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Definition of Dimeter

Dimeter
Dimeter Dim"e*ter, a. [L. dimeter, Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice + ? measure.] Having two poetical measures or meters. -- n. A verse of two meters.

Meaning of Dimeter from wikipedia

- In poetry, a dimeter /ˈdɪmɪtər/ is a metrical line of verse with two feet. The particular foot can vary. Consider Thomas Hood's "Bridge of Sighs," in...
- trochee. Key: Non-bold = unstressed syllable Bold = stressed syllable Iambic dimeter is a meter referring to a line consisting of two iambic feet. The way a...
- two lines. The poem's meter is an irregular mix of iambic tetrameter and dimeter, and the rhyme scheme (which is ABA ABC BCB) suggests but departs from...
- v t e Poetic meters Meter Monometer Dimeter Trimeter Tetrameter Pentameter Hexameter Heptameter Octameter Meters by metrical feet Iamb Iambic tetrameter...
- v t e Poetic meters Meter Monometer Dimeter Trimeter Tetrameter Pentameter Hexameter Heptameter Octameter Meters by metrical feet Iamb Iambic tetrameter...
- pentameter and dimeter. The remainder of the poem is composed of variations on the iambic meter, containing iambic pentameter, trimeter, dimeter, and monometer...
- in 1605, offers a simple English example, rhymed AAABCCCB; the shorter (dimeter) B-lines form the 'tail' lines and appear at regular intervals among the...
- v t e Poetic meters Meter Monometer Dimeter Trimeter Tetrameter Pentameter Hexameter Heptameter Octameter Meters by metrical feet Iamb Iambic tetrameter...
- of Art Ancient Gr**** gilded bowl; 2nd–1st century BC; height: 7.6 cm, dimeter: 14.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art Roman plate; 1st–2nd century AD; height:...
- v t e Poetic meters Meter Monometer Dimeter Trimeter Tetrameter Pentameter Hexameter Heptameter Octameter Meters by metrical feet Iamb Iambic tetrameter...