What does tetrameter mean?
Definitions for tetrameter
tɛˈtræm ɪ tərtetram·e·ter
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tetrameter.
Princeton's WordNet
tetrameternoun
a verse line having four metrical feet
Wiktionary
tetrameternoun
A line in a poem having four metrical feet.
tetrameternoun
A poetic metre in which each line has four feet.
ChatGPT
tetrameter
Tetrameter is a form of meter in poetry, in which there are four beats, or feet, in a line. Each foot can be composed of two or three syllables, depending on the type of foot—iambic, trochaic, anapestic, dactylic, etc. It is often used in formal verse and hymnody.
Webster Dictionary
Tetrameternoun
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
Wikidata
Tetrameter
Tetrameter: [ti'tramitə]; te·tram·e·ter; a verse of four measures Origin: early 17th century, originally neuter from Greek tetrametros 'having four measures,' from tetra- 'four' + metron 'measure'. In poetry, a tetrameter is a line of four metrical feet. The particular foot, of course, can vary, as follows: ⁕Anapestic tetrameter: ⁕"And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea" ⁕"Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house" ⁕Iambic tetrameter: ⁕"Because I could not stop for Death" ⁕Trochaic tetrameter: ⁕"Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater" ⁕Dactylic tetrameter: ⁕Picture your self in a boat on a river with [...], ⁕Spondaic tetrameter: ⁕Long sounds move slow ⁕Pyrrhic tetrameter: ⁕And the white breast of the dim sea ⁕Amphibracic tetrameter: ⁕And, speaking of birds, there's the Russian Palooski, / Whose headski is redski and belly is blueski.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tetrameter
te-tram′e-tėr, adj. having four measures, each of two iambic or trochaic feet.—n. a verse of four measures. [Gr. tetrametros—tetra-, four, metron, measure.]
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tetrameter in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tetrameter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
References
Translations for tetrameter
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- tetrámetroCatalan, Valencian
- tetrameterDanish
- TetrameterGerman
- τετράμετροGreek
- tetrámetroSpanish
- tetrametriFinnish
- tétramètreFrench
- tetrâmetroGalician
- tetrâmetroPortuguese
- тетра́метрRussian
- tetrametërAlbanian
- tetrameterSwedish
- câu thơ tứ bộ viVietnamese
Get even more translations for tetrameter »
Translation
Find a translation for the tetrameter definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"tetrameter." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/tetrameter>.
Discuss these tetrameter definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In