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Noun: pure iambic trimeter
  1. An iambic line of six feet in which all ancipitia are short and no resolutions of the longa are allowed.
    "A pure iambic trimeter is an extremely rare verse, but can be found in the poetry of Catullus."

Type of: iambic trimeter

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