Iambic trimeter is a meter in poetry consisting of three iambic units per line.
Iambic is the dee-dum rhythm.
"I met a hungry cat
Up there in Ironbark"
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Feet.
The lines of verse use a combination of three stressed syllables (trimeter) followed by four trochaic metrical feet (trochaic tetrameter) in the first two lines, followed by four trochaic metrical feet in the next three lines. The final line consists of three stressed syllables (trimeter).
mostly alternating iambic pentameter and iambic trimeter
An iambic trimeter consists of three feet of two syllables each, following the pattern of unstressed-stressed. Therefore, it typically has six syllables in total.
An example is: When here \\the spring\\ we see, Fresh green\\ upon\\ the tree
A dactyl is a long syllable followed by two short ones. ('Dum-de-de').Dactylic trimeter is three of the above one after the other.('Dum-de-de, dum-de-de, dum-de-de').e.g."Barack Obama's a superman."
The line "A tree whose hungry mouth is prest" is an example of iambic A. trimeter. B. tetrameter. C. pentameter. D. dimeter.
Iambic tetrameter Iambic heptameter
"Saturday's Child" by Countee Cullen is written in iambic trimeter, with three stressed syllables per line following an unstressed/stressed pattern. This meter creates a rhythmic and flowing quality to the poem.
The meter in Emily Dickinson's poem "I Took the Power in My Hand" is predominantly iambic trimeter interspersed with anapestic variations. This meter creates a rhythmic flow that enhances the poem's tone and impact.
"The Convergence of the Twain" by Thomas Hardy is written in iambic tetrameter, with alternating lines of tetrameter and trimeter. The poem consists of quatrains, with each stanza following an ABABCDCD rhyme scheme. It features predominantly three-syllable feet, such as trochees and dactyls.