Four-syllable

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The four-syllable (l) er is a meter or verse with four syllables in the verse with the syllable-counting verse principle . Occasionally, especially in the context of ancient poetry, the term tetrasyllabus is also used.

literature

W. Theodor Elwert : French metric. 4th edition. Hueber, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-19-003021-9 , p. 132.
Walther Suchier : French verse theory on a historical basis (= collection of short textbooks on Romance languages and literatures. Vol. 14, ZDB -ID 517267-6 ). Niemayer, Tübingen 1952, p. 74 f.