Word
Hexameter
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
hex-am-e-ter
Definition
- n. - A verse of six feet, the first four of which may be
either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a dactyl, and
the sixth always a spondee. In this species of verse are composed the
Iliad of Homer and the Aeneid of Virgil. In English hexameters accent
takes the place of quantity.
- a. - Having six metrical feet, especially dactyls and
spondees.
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