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hexameter    
n. 六步格,六步格的诗
a. 六步格的

六步格,六步格的诗六步格的

hexameter
n 1: a verse line having six metrical feet

Hexameter \Hex*am"e*ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? of six meters; (sc.
?) hexameter verse; "e`x six ? measure: cf. F.
hexam[`e]tre. See {Six}, and {Meter}.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)
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.
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Leaped like the | roe when he | hears in the | woodland
the | voice of the | huntsman. --Longfellow.
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Strongly it | bears us a- | long on | swelling and |
limitless | billows,
Nothing be- | fore and | nothing be- | hind but the |
sky and the | ocean. --Coleridge.
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Hexameter \Hex*am"e*ter\, a.
Having six metrical feet, especially dactyls and spondees.
--Holland. Hexametric


Verse \Verse\ (v[~e]rs), n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a
line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere,
versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become:
cf. F. vers. See {Worth} to become, and cf. {Advertise},
{Averse}, {Controversy}, {Convert}, {Divers}, {Invert},
{Obverse}, {Prose}, {Suzerain}, {Vortex}.]
1. A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet
(see {Foot}, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
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Note: Verses are of various kinds, as {hexameter},
{pentameter}, {tetrameter}, etc., according to the
number of feet in each. A verse of twelve syllables is
called an {Alexandrine}. Two or more verses form a
stanza or strophe.
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2. Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed
in metrical form; versification; poetry.
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Such prompt eloquence
Flowed from their lips in prose or numerous verse.
--Milton.
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Virtue was taught in verse. --Prior.
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Verse embalms virtue. --Donne.
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3. A short division of any composition. Specifically:
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(a) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
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Note: Although this use of verse is common, it is
objectionable, because not always distinguishable from
the stricter use in the sense of a line.
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(b) (Script.) One of the short divisions of the chapters
in the Old and New Testaments.
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Note: The author of the division of the Old Testament into
verses is not ascertained. The New Testament was
divided into verses by Robert Stephens [or Estienne], a
French printer. This arrangement appeared for the first
time in an edition printed at Geneva, in 1551.
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(c) (Mus.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a
single voice to each part.
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4. A piece of poetry. "This verse be thine." --Pope.
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{Blank verse}, poetry in which the lines do not end in
rhymes.

{Heroic verse}. See under {Heroic}.
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  • Hexameter - Wikipedia
    Hexameter is a metrical line of verses consisting of six feet (a "foot" here is the pulse, or major accent, of words in an English line of poetry; in Greek as well as in Latin a "foot" is not an accent, but describes various combinations of syllables)
  • Hexameter Definition and Examples - Poem Analysis
    Hexameter refers to a meter commonly used in Greek and Latin epic poetry It contains six feet and usually utilizes dactyls and spondees
  • Hexameter
    In classical hexameter, the six feet follow somewhat standard rules Click here to learn more about them This site helps you learn, practice, and master this skill
  • Hexameter | Classical, Ancient Greek Latin | Britannica
    The epics of Homer and of Virgil are composed in dactylic hexameter Although the hexameter has been used in English verse by such 19th-century poets as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (notably in Evangeline), its rhythms are not readily adapted to the language, and it has never been a popular form
  • Hexameter | The Poetry Foundation
    Glossary of Poetic Terms Hexameter A metrical line of six feet, most often dactylic, and found in Classical Latin or Greek poetry, including Homer’s Iliad In English, an iambic hexameter line is also known as an alexandrine Only a few poets have written in dactylic hexameter, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the long poem Evangeline:
  • HEXAMETER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 22 Sep 2017 More specifically, a grammatically- and rhythmically-correct line of dactylic hexameter, the kind used by Virgil and Ovid
  • Hexameter - (Intro to Humanities) - Vocab, Definition, Explanations . . .
    Hexameter is a metrical line consisting of six feet, often used in classical epic poetry This rhythmic structure allows for a grand and elevated style that suits the storytelling nature of epic narratives, making it a key feature in works like 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey'
  • Hexameter | Dickinson College Commentaries
    The verse in which the Homeric poems are composed—the heroic hexameter—consists of six feet, of equal length, each of which again is divided into two equal parts, viz an accented part or arsis (on which the rhythmical beat or ictus falls), and an unaccented part or thesis
  • HEXAMETER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
    Hexameter is a literary and poetic form consisting of six metrical feet per line as in the Iliad This was a translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh rendered literally into English hexameters
  • HEXAMETER Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Hexameter definition: a dactylic line of six feet, as in Greek and Latin epic poetry, in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth is ordinarily a dactyl, and the last is a trochee or spondee, with a caesura usually following the long syllable in the third foot





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