tetrameter

English - Turkish

Definition of tetrameter in English Turkish dictionary

dört vezinli mısra

(isim) dört vezinli mısra

birer hecesi vurgulu olan dört hece grubundan meydana gelen mısra

English - English

Definition of tetrameter in English English dictionary

A line in a poem having four metrical feet

A poetic metre in which each line has four feet

{a} consisting of four measures

A line poetry consisting of four metrical feet

{i} line which has four measures, line which has four feet (Poetry)

A line of poetry that has four metrical feet

- a four foot line

A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four feet

A line of verse consisting of four metrical feet, as in William Blake's "Tyger! Tyger!" or Byron's "The Bride of Abydos " (See Meter)

four feet, a measure made up of four feet Shakespeare's "Fear no more the heat of the sun" is an example

a verse line having four metrical feet

A line consisting of four metrical feet See discussion under meter

Hyphenation

te·tram·e·ter

Etymology

[ te-'tra-m&-t&r ] (noun.) 1612. Greek tetrametron, from neuter of tetrametros having four measures, from tetra- + metron measure; more at MEASURE.