heptameter
/hep-tam-i-ter/US // hɛpˈtæm ɪ tər //UK // (hɛpˈtæmɪtə) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Prosody.
- : a verse of seven metrical feet.
Examples
Verses of seven and eight feet are rare; they are called heptameter and octameter, respectively.
The heptameter is usually divided into a tetrameter and a trimeter; the octameter, into two tetrameters.
Lumsden does not vary his measure, but preserves the iambic heptameter throughout.
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