Trimeter

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

References

1. Greene, Roland; Cushman, Stephen; Cavanagh, Clare; Ramazani, Jahan; Rouzer, Paul; Feinsod, Harris; Marno, David; Slessarev, Alexandra (2012-08-26). The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. Princeton University Press. p. 1459. ISBN 978-0-691-15491-6.