Look up: Octameter


  1. Octameter
    Is a line of poetry containing eight metrical 'feet'. Octameter is the longest line included in the formal classification of lines. The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is written in trochaic octameters.
    Found op http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of_poetic_terms.htm

  2. octameter
    [n] - a verse line having eight metrical feet
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=octameter

  3. Octameter
    Oc·tam'e·ter noun [ Confer L. octameter in eight feet. See Octa- , and meter .] (Pros.) A verse containing eight feet; as, -- « Deep\'b6 in - to\'b6 the - dark\'b6ness - peer\'b6ing, - long\'b6 I - stood\'b6 t...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/9

  4. octameter
    noun a verse line having eight metrical feet
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=octameter

  5. Octameter
    • (n.) A verse containing eight feet; as, --//Deep# in|to# the | dark#ness | peer#ing, | long# I | stood# there | wond`#ring, | fear#ing.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/octameter/

  6. Octameter
    Octameter in poetry is a line of eight metrical feet. It is not very common in English verse. E.g.: - Trochaic Dactylic ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octameter

  7. octameter
    1) Verse 2) Verse line
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/octameter/1

Tip: double click on a word to show its meaning.
No exact matches found.

Search

Typ a word and hit `Search`.
Tools
Conjugate
Synonyms
Google

Recent searches

The most recent searches on Encyclo. Between brackets you will find the number of results and number of related results.
Framura (1)
Zaporozhian Cossack (1)
Memorial Bend, Houston (1)
Grace Greenwood Ames (1)
TH400 (1)
Rolled chord (3)
Dupuytren (1)
Vasile S (12)
Raperswilen (1)
István Vituska (1)
My Lighthouse (2)
stripedbash (1)
Ardhasaig (1)
room and pillar method (1)
Villaldama, Nuevo Leó (1)
Qadaryah (1)
Edin (3)
Rowell (2)
Gagana (2)
All Star Family Fortun (1)
Sneathe (1)
Hulhumeedhoo (1)
USS Guerriere (4)
Villoslada (1)
© Encyclo MMXII | Contact | Privacy