Amphimacer tetrameter is a metrical line consisting of four amphimacers or cretic feet, each following a stressed-unstressed-stressed pattern. This creates a twelve-syllable line with a balanced, symmetrical rhythm marked as ′ ˘ ′ repeated four times. While more manageable than longer amphimacer lines, it remains uncommon in English poetry due to the challenge of maintaining four consecutive cretic feet naturally. The pattern produces a formal, measured effect with a distinctive rolling quality. When employed, amphimacer tetrameter can lend ceremonial weight or rhythmic emphasis to verse, though sustained use requires considerable skill to avoid monotony.

Amphimacer tetrameter features four amphimacer feet per line; balances rhythmic drive with manageability—occasionally used in hymns or dramatic monologues.