Common metre

Common metre, abbreviated C.M., is an iambic metre consisting of four lines of length 8,6,8,6. It has historically been used for ballads such as Tam Lin and hymns such as Amazing Grace; many more modern poems, such as Jabberwocky, are also in common metre.

Related Topics:
Iamb - Metre - Ballad - Tam Lin - Hymn - Amazing Grace - Jabberwocky

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Many of the poems of Emily Dickinson use this metre, with the parlor game of singing her poems to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas" or the theme song from "Gilligan's Island" finding some vogue in the late 20th century.

Related Topics:
Emily Dickinson - Parlor game - The Yellow Rose of Texas - Gilligan's Island

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