hendecasyllabic
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of hendecasyllabic
First recorded in 1720–30; hendecasyllable + -ic
Example Sentences
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In the course of his recitation he had produced a small hendecasyllabic poem in praise of Pliny's own verses.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
“Paeninsularum, Sirmio, insularumque,” and the phalecian hendecasyllabic, a slight modification of the Sapphic line, which is his favourite metre for the expression of his more joyful moods, and of his lighter satiric vein.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
The Italian hendecasyllabic, the French Alexandrian, the English heroic iambic, are obvious examples.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
Ten Brink calls attention to the possibility of the influence upon Chaucer's couplet of the Italian hendecasyllabic verse.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
Later in his career, he published a volume of poems in hendecasyllabic metre, written on various occasions.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
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