Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iambic trimeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: iambic trime-ter
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a meter of poetry consisting of three iambic units per line.

Example Sentences

"In the dramatic forms of tragedy and comedy, iambic trimeter was used mainly for the verses ‘spoken’ by a character, that is, the dialogue rather than the choral passages."

Questions

What does iambic trimeter mean?: a meter of poetry consisting of three iambic units per line.

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