Trimeter

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In poetry, a trimeter (Greek for "three measure") is a metre of three metrical feet per line.^[1] Examples:

When here // the spring // we see,

Fresh green // upon // the tree.

See also

• Anapaest
• Dactyl
• Tristich
• Triadic-line poetry

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