decasyllabic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nondecasyllabic adjective
Etymology
Origin of decasyllabic
Example Sentences
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The meticulous maps, drawn in three colors of ink, learning and spelling decasyllabic words, memorizing the whole of The Rape of Lucrece—it was for nothing.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
The decasyllabic line was an old measure; so was the seven-line stanza, both in Provençal and French.
From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by Ker, W. P. (William Paton)
Those decasyllabic quatrains are a decided departure from Mrs. Renshaw's usual style, which explains the slight lack of fluency.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)
To make the decasyllabic verse, the poet takes the liberty of prefixing to the present participle the y which properly belongs only to the past.
From Minor Poems by Milton by Milton, John
The decasyllabic line, derived originally from popular Latin verse, rhythmical rather than metrical, such as the Roman legionaries sang, is the favourite verse of the older chansons.
From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Gosse, Edmund
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