The type of meter that determines the number of feet per line. Determines line breaks in a poem.
| Name | # of Feet per line | Examples (iambic) |
|---|---|---|
| Monometer | 1 | a foot |
| Dimeter | 2 | a broken foot |
| Trimeter | 3 | the lady's broken foot |
| Tetrameter | 4 | I saw a lady break her foot |
| Pentameter | 5 | I think I saw a lady break her foot |
| Hexameter | 6 | A scream! I think I saw a lady break her foot |
| Heptameter | 7 | I've dragged this image through the dirt: a lady's broken foot |