Trimeter Explained

In poetry, a trimeter (Greek for "three measure") is a metre of three metrical feet per line.^[1] Examples:

When here // the spring // we see,

Fresh green // upon // the tree.

See also

• Anapaest
• Dactyl
• Tristich
• Triadic-line poetry

Notes and References

1. Book: Greene, Roland . The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics . Cushman . Stephen . Cavanagh . Clare . Ramazani . Jahan . Rouzer . Paul . Feinsod . Harris . Marno . David . Slessarev . Alexandra . 2012-08-26 . Princeton University Press . 978-0-691-15491-6 . 1459 . en.