hexastich

American  

[hek-suh-stik] / ˈhɛk səˌstɪk /

noun

Prosody.

1. a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of six lines.

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hexastich British  

/ ˈhɛksəˌstɪk, hɛkˈsæstɪˌkɒn /

noun

1. prosody a poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of six lines

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Other Word Forms

• hexastichic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hexastich

First recorded in 1605–15; shortened form of hexastichon

Example Sentences

Hexastich, heks′a-stik, n. a poem or stanza of six lines.

From Project Gutenberg

Know, then, that a great many years ago Sannazarius—never mind who he was,—I do not justly know, myself—wrote an hexastich on the city of Venice, and sent it to the potent Senators of that moist settlement.

From Project Gutenberg