Which term denotes a line of verse consisting of two metrical feet?

Which term denotes a line of verse consisting of two metrical feet?

• A. Monometer
• B. Tetrameter
• C. Trimeter
• D. Dimeter

Answer: (D)

Meter counts how many feet a line has. A foot is a unit of rhythm, and the number of feet per line gives the name for that line’s length. When a line has two feet, it’s called dimeter. The other options correspond to one, three, or four feet: monometer, trimeter, and tetrameter. The term dimeter doesn’t specify the exact rhythm of each foot (it could be iambic, trochaic, etc.), only that there are two feet in the line.

Meter counts how many feet a line has. A foot is a unit of rhythm, and the number of feet per line gives the name for that line’s length. When a line has two feet, it’s called dimeter. The other options correspond to one, three, or four feet: monometer, trimeter, and tetrameter. The term dimeter doesn’t specify the exact rhythm of each foot (it could be iambic, trochaic, etc.), only that there are two feet in the line.