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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iambic_tetrameter .... An Iamb is a metrical foot which goes [unstressed stressed]. A tetrameter has four of these. The best known English poem in Iambic Tetrameter is Butler's Hudibras: 'Tis strange how some mens' tempers suit/ (Like bawd and brandy) with dispute,/ That for their own opinions stand last/ Only to have them claw'd and canvast;/ That keep their consciences in cases,/ As fiddlers do their crowds and bases,/ Ne'er to be us'd, but when they're bent/ To play a fit for argument;/ It is a good metre for satire.
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The line a tree whose hungry mouth is prest is an example of iambic what?
"tetrameter" - it has 4 "iambs"
What rhyme rhythm and meter does the poem Nothing Twice by Wislowa Szmborska use?
The poem appears to be originally Polish, and I can only answer regarding the English version that came up when I Googled it. The poem is seven stanzas long, and each stanza is a quatrain with an ABAB rhyming scheme. The meter is iambic tetrameter.
What is a trochaic dimeter?
Trochaic pentameter is a line with 5 trochaic feet, or stresses.For example: Bobby wanted candy Tuesday eveningThis is in contrast to iambic pentameter which has 5 iambic feet, or stresses:The bird upon electric chord is flaming
What do the hardens mean mean?
The haudensaunee mean irguios
What is the definition of Rafft in ela?
R mean reastate the question. A mean answer it. F mean for example. F mean for example. T mean this show that. RAFFT that what it mean in Ela
What does the stem meter mean as in odometer or tetrameter?
The stem "meter" in words like odometer or tetrameter refers to a unit of measurement. In odometer, it measures distance traveled while in tetrameter, it refers to a rhythmic pattern in poetry with four metrical feet per line.
Is the poem the lesson by James r Lowell a imabic pentameter?
Iambic Tetrameter Iambic Tetrameter
Why is the line 'A tree whose hungry mouth is prest' an example of tetrameter?
Tetrameter is four stressed syllables; 'A treewhose hungry mouth is prest'.It is iambic tetrameter. There are four iambic feet.
What is a metrical line with 4 metrical feet?
A metrical line with 4 metrical feet is called tetrameter. Each foot typically consists of two syllables or one long syllable, following a specific pattern depending on the type of verse (e.g., iambic tetrameter, trochaic tetrameter).
What trochaic tetrameter?
Trochaic tetrameter is a meter in poetry. It refers to a line of fourtrochaicfeet. The word "tetrameter" simply means that the poem has four trochees. A trochee is a long syllable, or stressed syllable, followed by a short, or unstressed, one.
How many feet is in a tetrameter?
4ft
How many feet does an tetrameter have?
Four
If a poem is written in tetrameter how many metric feet does it have per line?
It has 4 feet.
How many feet does s tetrameter have?
A tetrameter has four metrical feet per line. Each foot can vary in type, such as iambs, trochees, anapests, or dactyls, depending on the poem's rhythm. Common examples include iambic tetrameter, which consists of four iambic feet.
Show you iambic tetrameter example for to his coy mistress?
The iambic tetrameter is a unstressed word followed by a stressed word. It could represent the heatbeat
Which line is an example of a trochaic tetrameter?
Julate is the sun
What type of meter do these lines of verse use trimeter trochaic tetrameter tetrameter tetrameter and trimeter?
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).
