noun
- lines of verse consisting of two metrical feet
Usage: poetry; prosody
Examples
- The poem was written entirely in dimeters.
- Classical Greek poetry often employed dimeters for certain effects.
- She studied various dimeters in her prosody class.
- The chorus was composed of trochaic dimeters.
- Dimeters create a quick, rhythmic pace in verse.
- The poet alternated between trimeters and dimeters.