Question

Explain “Iambic Tetrameter”. (Detailed answer required.)
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No goógled answers pls. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Iambic tetrameter is a meter in poetry. It refers to a line consisting of four iambic feet. The word "tetrameter" simply means that there are four feet in the line; iambic tetrameter is a line comprising four iambs.

Answer 2

Answer:-

First of all let's see what is Meter in English poem.

If you recall then in Hindi poem we have studied about chhan (छन) . We call it Meter in English poem.

Now let's know about syllable (शब्दांश)

Example -

Sunday

In Sunday, we have 2 syllable Sun and day.

Iamb - understand it by the given example...

Example - This example is taken from Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare.

So long as men can breath or eyes can see.

Information conveyed by the above example:-

• This line is written in Iambic meter.

• Underlined words are called stress syllable and those words which are not underlined are called unstress syllable.

• so and long both are syllable and together so long is called a 1 foot/feet.

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See there are basically six types of Iambic meter:-

• Iambic Monometer (one feet)
• Iambic Dimeter (two feet)
• Iambic Trimeter (three feet)
• Iambic Tetrameter (four feet)
• Iambic Pentameter (five feet)
• Iambic Hexameter (six feet)

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Now let's come to your question.

☞What is a Iambic Tetrameter ?

It has 8 syllable, means we'll get 4 feet.

Ex - That night your great guns unawares

⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

un, aw and ares are the last three syllable here.

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