Poetry Guide: Tetrameter
In poetry, a tetrameter is a line of four metrical feet. The particular foot, of course, can vary, as follows:
- Anapestic tetrameter:
- "And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea" (Byron, "The Destruction of Sennacherib")
- Iambic tetrameter:
- "Because I could not stop for Death" (Emily Dickenson)
- Trochaic tetrameter:
- "Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater" (English nursery rhyme)
External links
Tetrameter.com A website devoted to verse in tetrameter
Poetry Kaleidoscope: Guide to Poetry made by MultiMedia Free content and software
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