Disyllables | |
---|---|
˘ ˘ | pyrrhus, dibrach |
˘ ¯ | iamb |
¯ ˘ | trochee, choree |
¯ ¯ | spondee |
Trisyllables | |
˘ ˘ ˘ | tribrach |
¯ ˘ ˘ | dactyl |
˘ ¯ ˘ | amphibrach |
˘ ˘ ¯ | anapest, antidactylus |
˘ ¯ ¯ | bacchius |
¯ ¯ ˘ | antibacchius |
¯ ˘ ¯ | cretic, amphimacer |
¯ ¯ ¯ | molossus |
Number of feet per line | |
one | Monometer |
two | Dimeter |
three | Trimeter |
four | Tetrameter |
five | Pentameter |
six | Hexameter |
seven | Heptameter |
eight | Octameter |
See main article for tetrasyllables. | |
Monometer, in poetry, means a line or lines of verse consisting of one metrical foot.
Iambic monometer:[]
Thus I
Passe by,
And die:
As one,
Unknown,
And gone.
(Robert Herrick , "Upon His Departure Hence")
(Scanned)
- Thus I
- Passe BY
- And DIE
- As ONE
- UnKNOWN
- And GONE
Number of feet per line[]
- Monometer - one
- Dimeter - two
- Trimeter - three
- Tetrameter - four
- Pentameter - five
- Hexameter - six
- Heptameter - seven
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