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Long-long-short 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 four-foot line composed of feet patterned as two stressed syllables followed by one unstressed.

Detailed Definition
Long-long-short tetrameter describes a four-foot line in which each foot adheres to a dactylic (long-long-short) pattern—two long/stressed syllables followed by a short/unstressed one—creating a rolling, rhythmic cadence reminiscent of ancient Greek and Latin epic verse; though uncommon in English due to linguistic constraints, poets may approximate it for ceremonial or stylized effect.
Example
Example in poetry:
Long-long-short tetrameter (A metrical line of four feet, where the pattern of each foot is ——U (two stressed syllables followed by one unstressed)); A line with the dominant rhythm: ——U/——U/——U/——U
Additional Notes
Long-long-short tetrameter: A metrical line with four feet, where each foot roughly follows a heavy-heavy-light (stress−stress−unstress) pattern; creates a powerful, declarative, or weighty rhythm.
Also Known As
Heroic tetrameter Spondaic tetrameter Long-heavy-short tetrameter Antibacchic tetrameter
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