decasyllabic
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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)
But it is worth while to emphasize the fact that the genius of English verse was not so averse to the formation of a decasyllabic five-stress line as to make it a serious innovation.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
Perhaps it is intentional, but we wish the line were of normal decasyllabic length.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)
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