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• pentameter — [pen tam′ət ər] n. [L < Gr pentametros: see PENTA & METER1] 1. a line of verse containing five metrical feet or measures; esp., English iambic pentameter (Ex.: “Hĕ jésts | ăt scárs | whŏ név | ĕr félt | ă woúnd”) 2. verse consisting of… …   English World dictionary

• Pentameter — Pen*tam e*ter, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? (see {Penta }) + ? measure.] (Gr. & L.Pros.) A verse of five feet. [1913 Webster] Note: The dactylic pentameter consists of two parts separated by a di[ae]resis. Each part consists of two dactyls and a long… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Verse — Verse, n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See {Worth} to become, and cf. {Advertise}, {Averse}, {Controversy},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pentameter — ► NOUN ▪ 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 …   English terms dictionary

• pentameter — pentametrist, n. /pen tam i teuhr/, Pros. n. 1. a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. 2. Also called elegiac pentameter. Class. Pros. a verse consisting of two dactyls, one long syllable, two more dactyls, and another long syllable. 3 …   Universalium

• pentameter — /pɛnˈtæmətə / (say pen tamuhtuh) noun 1. a verse of five feet. 2. Classical Prosody a verse consisting of two dactyls, one long syllable, two more dactyls, and another single syllable (elegiac pentameter). 3. unrhymed iambic pentameter; heroic… …  

• Pentameter — In poetry, a pentameter is a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. Iambic pentameter is one of the most commonly used meters in English, used extensively by many poets, including William Shakespeare, John Milton, and William Wordsworth …   Wikipedia

• Verse novel — A verse novel is a type of narrative poetry in which a novel length narrative is told through the medium of poetry rather than prose. Either simple or complex stanzaic verse forms may be used, but there will usually be a large cast, multiple… …   Wikipedia

• verse line — noun a line of metrical text • Syn: ↑verse • Derivationally related forms: ↑verse (for: ↑verse), ↑versify (for: ↑verse) …   Useful english dictionary

• pentameter — n. 1 a verse of five feet, e.g. English iambic verse of ten syllables. 2 a form of Gk or Latin dactylic verse composed of two halves each of two feet and a long syllable, used in elegiac verse. Etymology: L f. Gk pentametros (as PENTA , METER) …   Useful english dictionary

• pentameter — pen•tam•e•ter [[t]pɛnˈtæm ɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) pro a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet 2) pro unrhymed verse of five iambic feet; English heroic verse 3) pro consisting of five metrical feet • Etymology: 1540–50; < L pentametrus <… …   From formal English to slang