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Classical tetrameter

Meter
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A metric line of four feet in classical or traditional verse systems

Detailed Definition
Classical tetrameter is a metrical line consisting of four metrical feet, commonly iambic or dactylic in Greek and Latin poetry; in drama, iambic tetrameter catalectic often served as a lively alternative to trimeter, while in lyric contexts it provided rhythmic flexibility for choral or solo performance.
Example
Example in poetry:
Classical tetrameter, four foot lines in Greek and Latin; English adaptations of four‑beat lines; Trochaic tetrameter in German classical verse; Russian lyric tetrameter.
Additional Notes
Classical tetrameter|A line of verse consisting of four metrical feet in the quantitative system of Greek or Latin poetry (e.g., Trochaic Tetrameter).
Also Known As
ancient four-foot line traditional tetrameter measure Glyconic tetrameter Horatian tetrameter Ionic tetrameter
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