English Literature GCSE
Iambic Tetrameter
What Iambic Tetrameter means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, OCR.
Definitions of Iambic Tetrameter
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A line of poetry with four metrical feet, each consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM). Example: 'Come LIVE with ME and BE my LOVE.'
A line of poetry with four metrical feet, each consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (da-DUM). Example: "She WALKS in BEAU-ty, LIKE the NIGHT."
A poetic meter consisting of four iambs (one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable) per line.
A poetic meter comprising four iambic feet (da-DUM) per line.
Topics that use Iambic Tetrameter
- London (Eduqas GCSE)
- She Walks in Beauty (Eduqas GCSE)
- She Walks in Beauty (OCR GCSE)
- The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (OCR GCSE)
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