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Pentameter - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pentameter : (noun)
1: a verse line having five metrical feet
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pentameter : \Pen*tam"e*ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? (see Penta-)
_ ? measure.] (Gr. & L.Pros.)
A verse of five feet.
Note: The dactylic pentameter consists of two parts separated
by a di[ae]resis. Each part consists of two dactyls and
a long syllable. The spondee may take the place of the
dactyl in the first part, but not in the second. The
elegiac distich consists of the hexameter followed by
the pentameter. --Harkness.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pentameter : \Pen*tam"e*ter\, a.
Having five metrical feet.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Pentameter |
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Weirdside: Pejorative you say? Pejorative! Really? You can write that in iambic Pentameter on my rocket's fusion torus if you mean it. #twitfic #Skiffy |
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BenjaminV: @kakaaw hope you delighted them with haikus and Pentameter. |
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paulmatson: I win either way! Ha. @joel_hattis : Bowling :: @PaulMatson : Pentameter |
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