Tetrameter

As a tetrámeter (alt, four (fold) measure ', Latin octonarius) is a measure consisting of four double feet (dipodia). It occurs in trochaic, iambic, and anapaesthetic rhythm, both catalectically and acatalectically, depending on whether the last foot is shortened by a syllable (catalectic) or complete (akatalectic).

The iambic catalectic tetrameter is found especially among the Greek lyricists and comedians; the trochaic tetrameter among the Greek playwrights, the Latin comedians, in order to bring about a solemn movement, in the pervigilium of Veneris, and in the old Romance romance, and finally in Platen's poems (for example, The Tomb in the Busento). The Anapaetic tetrameter (mixed with individual spears) was used by Platen and Prutz for the choral stanzas of their satirical comedies, following the example of Aristophanes.

Trochaean tetrameters are also the traditional verses of the Finnish folk poetry, For example the Finnish National Kalevala.

Example (trochaic and acatalectic): The frost breeze also told me verses, rain sent me songs, Andre Weisen brought winds, carried me the seaweed, Proverbs led to the birds; Edit other source text

Tetrameter is also called a field meter with four scales. Edit source text Varies by number of meters

Monometer | Dimeter | Trimeter | Tetrameter | Pentameter | Hexameter

Standard data (conceptual definition): GND: 4399735-1 (AKS)

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