About The Word Pentameter
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Pentameter
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What's The Definition Of Pentameter?
[n] a verse line having five metrical feet
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pentameter: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pentameter: See Also | verse | verse line Pentameter In Webster's Dictionary \Pen*tam"e*ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? (see {Penta-})
+ ? measure.] (Gr. & L.Pros.)
A verse of five feet.
Note: The dactylic pentameter consists of two parts separated
by a di[ae]resis. Each part consists of two dactyls and
a long syllable. The spondee may take the place of the
dactyl in the first part, but not in the second. The
elegiac distich consists of the hexameter followed by
the pentameter. --Harkness.
\Pen*tam"e*ter\, a. Having five metrical feet. |
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