| 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. | |
Trimeter, in poetry, means a line or lines of verse consisting of three metrical feet.
Iambic trimeter:[]
- When here the spring we see,
- Fresh green upon the tree.
(Scanned)
- When HERE / the SPRING / we SEE,
- Fresh GREEN / upON / the TREE.
Amphibrachic trimeter[]
- Main article: Amphibrach
- There once was a man from Nantucket
- Who kept all his cash in a bucket
(Scanned)
- There ONCE was / a MAN from / NanTUCKet
- Who KEPT all / his CASH in / a BUCKet
Number of feet per line[]
- Monometer - one
- Dimeter - two
- Trimeter - three
- Tetrameter - four
- Pentameter - five
- Hexameter - six
- Heptameter - seven
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