Pentameter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet.
  2. a verse consisting of two dactyls, one long syllable, two more dactyls, and another long syllable.
  3. unrhymed verse of five iambic feet; heroic verse.
adjective
  1. consisting of five metrical feet.
noun
  1. a verse line consisting of five metrical feet
  2. (in classical prosody) a verse line consisting of two dactyls, one stressed syllable, two dactyls, and a final stressed syllable
adjective
  1. designating a verse line consisting of five metrical feet
Pentameter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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