Trimeter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹɪmɪtəɹ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trimeter is a noun meaning A line in a poem having three metrical feet.
Meaning
A line in a poem having three metrical feet.
More Meanings
- a poetic metre in which each line has three feet.
Example Sentences
All the rest of Aeschylus’ significant innovations are as nothing in comparison, […] the installation of the iambic trimeter as the appropriate verse of dialogue.
Word Forms
- trimeters
- trimetre
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include iambic, anapestic, trimetre, tetrameter, tripody, tetrametre.
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