iambic trimeter (Q17)
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English | iambic trimeter |
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The iambic trimeter is a verse composed of a sequence of three iambic metres (each yambic metre consists of two iambs (iambic dipody) ∪ — ∪ — . The first element of each metre is free (anceps), the last syllable of the verse can be long or short (indifferens).
X— ∪ — | X — ∪ — | X— ∪ indifferens (= — ou ∪)
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