ballad meter
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Common metre
Common metre, abbreviated C. M., is an
iambic
metre
consisting of four lines of length 8,6,8,6
syllables
(that is strictly the alternation of
iambic tetrametre
and
iambic trimetre
). It has historically been used for
ballads
such as
Tam Lin
, and
hymns
such as
Amazing Grace
and the
Christmas carol
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks By Night.
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