an iambic metre used esp. in hymns, in which the verse has four lines with 8, 6, 8, and 6 syllables; cf. service metre n.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > variety of > common metre (3) common metre1664 an iambic metre used esp. in hymns, in which the verse has four lines with 8, 6, 8, and 6 syllables; cf. service metre n. service metre1841 an iambic stanza of four lines containing 8 and 6 syllables alternately; = common metre n. at common, adj. adv.compounds 2; (also) seven iambic feet… running rhythma1887 the conventional English poetic metre, characterized by the use of feet of two or three syllables, the principal stress falling on the same syllable… |
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