tetrameter (Meaning)
tetrameter (n)
a verse line having four metrical feet
tetrameter (n.)
A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four feet.
Synonyms & Antonyms of tetrameter
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a verse line having four metrical feetA verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in other ki
pentameter, movement, trimeter,hexameter, throb, meter, rhythm, lilt, sway,drum
No antonyms found.
In iambic tetrameter, the lines flow with four metrical feet per line.
Anapestic tetrameter's rhythm lilts, with two short syllables followed by two long.
Trochaic tetrameter's beat is strong and steady, with stressed syllables alternating with unstressed.
The tetrameter's rhythm gives a sense of motion and energy to the poetry.
