duple

Definitions

1. Double.
   not-comparable, rare
2. Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure.
   not-comparable
3. Having two beats in each foot.
   not-comparable

Examples

“McGonagall is earnestly trying to gather the resources of a metrical tradition, not subvert it, but the mismatch of duple and triple measure⟳ in the first line alone means that, while it’s made of recognisable metrical feet, the line doesn’t feel⟳ like⟳ it belongs to any specific metrical pattern (iambic, dactylic, anapestic etc) or mode (pastoral, elegy or ballad).”

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