Associations to the word «Pentameter»

Wiktionary

PENTAMETER, noun. (poetry) A line in a poem having five metrical feet.
PENTAMETER, noun. (poetry) Poetic metre in which each line has five feet.

Dictionary definition

PENTAMETER, noun. A verse line having five metrical feet.

Wise words

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