pentasyllable
[pen-tuh-sil-uh-buh l]
- a word or line of verse of five syllables.
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Origin of pentasyllable
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Adonic verse is a pentasyllable with necessary accents on the first and fourth syllables.
Legends, Tales and PoemsGustavo Adolfo Becquer