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iambic tetrameter

iambic tetrameter noun: a poetic meter consisting of lines with four iambic feet each, meaning the even syllable is dominant.

Noun

iambic tetrameter (uncountable)

  1. A poetic meter consisting of lines with four iambic feet each, meaning the even syllable is dominant.

Questions about iambic tetrameter

What does iambic tetrameter mean?
Iambic tetrameter means a poetic meter consisting of lines with four iambic feet each, meaning the even syllable is dominant.
What part of speech is iambic tetrameter?
Iambic tetrameter is a noun.

Words near iambic tetrameter in the dictionary

  1. iambic
  2. iambic pentameter
  3. iambic pentameters
  4. iambic shortening
  5. iambic shortenings
  6. iambic tetrameter
  7. iambical
  8. iambically
  9. iambick
  10. iambicks
  11. iambics

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