hexastich

[hek-suh-stik]

noun

Prosody.

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

hexastich

/ ˈhɛksəˌstɪk, hɛkˈsæstɪˌkɒn /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• hexastichic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexastich¹

First recorded in 1605–15; shortened form of hexastichon

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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