In poetry, a dimeter ˈdɪmɪtər is a metrical line of verse with two feet. The particular foot can vary. Consider Thomas Hood's "Bridge of Sighs:", in which the first line of a pair is of two feet, each composed of three syllables, and the subsequent line is of two feet, each of two syllables. Take her up \ tenderly, Lift her \ with care, Fashioned so \ slenderly, Young and \ so fair.