- 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...
-
according to the
number of feet they contain,
using the
terms monometer,
dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter, pentameter, hexameter, heptameter, and octameter...
- 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...
-
pentameter and
dimeter. The
remainder of the poem is
composed of
variations on the
iambic meter,
containing iambic pentameter, trimeter,
dimeter, and monometer...
- 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...
- 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...
- v t e
Poetic meters Meter Monometer Dimeter Trimeter Tetrameter Pentameter Hexameter Heptameter Octameter Meters by
metrical feet Iamb
Iambic tetrameter...
