A line of four metrical feet. For example in Blake's
Songs of Innocence and Experienceand in Swift'
spoem “The Lady's Dressing Room”:
He soon would learn to think like me, And bless his ravished eyes to see Such order from confusion sprung, Such gaudy tulips raised from dung.
He soon would learn to think like me, And bless his ravished eyes to see Such order from confusion sprung, Such gaudy tulips raised from dung.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Tetrameter". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1097, accessed 29 March 2024.]