# Iambic tetrameter Good for sad, lyrical verses.[^1] This works best when it rhymes. Trimeter can get away without rhyming easier because in English, the end of each line has a natural pause to it.[^2] The *In Memoriam* stanza is iambic tetrameter with an ABBA rhyme scheme. [^1]: [[The Elements of Eloquence]] pg. 127 [^2]: [[The Elements of Eloquence]] pg. 128