Octameter (Noun)
Meaning
A verse line having eight metrical feet.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The iambic octameter is a meter commonly used in narrative poetry, particularly in forms like the heroic couplet.
- The poem's stanzas were composed of eight-line stanzas, each line written in a strict iambic octameter.
- The poet skillfully varied his meter in the poem, ranging from the rapid pace of the octameter to slower and more meditative lines.
- The use of iambic octameter allowed the poet to convey a sense of narrative momentum while still maintaining formal structure.
- The meter most commonly employed by the poet in this collection is the iambic octameter, which gives his lines a natural and unforced flow.