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Recent Examples of tetrameter
This task — writing a poem about a worm in anapestic tetrameter, a very specific and satisfyingly arcane poetic meter — is a challenging one, but ChatGPT was the clear winner, followed by a distant grouping of Bing then Bard.
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James Vincent, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
James Vincent, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tetrameter
Noun
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Even Pope settled for iambic pentameter when translating Homer, rather than the epics’ dactylic hexameter.—
William Logan,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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At a rate of roughly one verse per minute, Clark’s invention could compose striking Latin hexameters.—
Laurent Dubreuil,
Harper's Magazine,
22 May 2024
Noun
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Especially after a late first trimeter loss, but also possibly beneficial after early loss.—
Krissi Danielsson,
Parents,
29 July 2024
Noun
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But with Shakespeare, whose characters felt so familiar inside rules of prose and iambic pentameter, Ming-Trent found a poetry partner to hep him through life’s brutalities.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Even within her prose, Rooney occasionally slips into iambic pentameter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Like the republican project itself, the artistic movements of both Europe and America were a mashup of mutual influences.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Florida Legislature has recently made construction worker relocation easier, but deals with other states to allow the free movement of professionals could expand these benefits further.—
Maxwell Harden,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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“Tetrameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tetrameter. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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