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Definition of Trimeter

Trimeter
Trimeter Trim"e*ter, a. [L. trimetrus, Gr. ?; ? (see Tri-) + ? measure. See Meter measure.] (Pros.) Consisting of three poetical measures. -- n. A poetical division of verse, consisting of three measures. --Lowth.

Meaning of Trimeter from wikipedia

- The Iambic trimeter, in classical Gr**** and Latin poetry, is a meter of poetry consisting of three iambic metra (each of two feet) per line. In English...
- Look up trimeter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In poetry, a trimeter (Gr**** for "three measure") is a metre of three metrical feet per line. Examples:...
- Supposed to be Written by Alexander Selkirk" (1782), composed in anapaestic trimeter: I must finish my journey alone An example of anapaestic tetrameter is...
- e.g. hendecasyllable. In some kinds of metre, such as the Gr**** iambic trimeter, two feet are combined into a larger unit called a metron (pl. metra) or...
- has only one foot, it is called a monometer; two feet, dimeter; three is trimeter; four is tetrameter; five is pentameter; six is hexameter, seven is heptameter...
- common meter, which is used in the dialogues of Gr**** plays, is the iambic trimeter. The basic scheme for this is as follows (where "x" represents an anceps...
- "trimeter", and "tetrameter" are used for metres that consist of one, two, three, or four metra respectively. Thus an ancient Gr**** iambic trimeter has...
- alternate between iambic tetrameter (four metrical feet per line) and iambic trimeter (three metrical feet per line), with each foot consisting of an unstressed...
- A line of iambic pentameter comprises five consecutive iambs. Iambic trimeter is the metre of the spoken verses in Gr**** tragedy and comedy, comprising...
- metrical law that applies to iambic trimeter, the main spoken metre of Gr**** tragedy. It does not apply to iambic trimeter in Gr**** comedy. It was formulated...