单词 | pentameter |
释义 | pentameter/pɛnˈtamɪtə /noun Prosody A line of verse consisting of five metrical feet, or (in Greek and Latin verse) of two halves each of two feet and a long syllable.Trimeter lines predominate, very short dimeter lines punctuate, and against both rise up the comparatively unexpected yet satisfying lengths of the two thoughtful pentameter and hexameter lines....
OriginEarly 16th century: via Latin from Greek pentametros (see penta-, -meter). Rhymes |
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