octameter Definition
- 1a line of verse consisting of eight metrical feet
- 2a poem or piece of verse written in octameter
Using octameter: Examples
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "octameter" can be used in various situations through the following examples!
Example
The poem 'Christabel' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is written in octameter.
Example
The ballad 'John Brown's Body' is written in trochaic octameter.
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Summary: octameter in Brief
'Octameter' [ok-tuh-mee-ter] is a noun that refers to a line of verse consisting of eight metrical feet or a poem written in such a meter. Examples of works written in octameter include 'Christabel' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the ballad 'John Brown's Body.'
