hexametric

A poet writes a hexametric verse in his notebook.

Definition

Adjective - Relating to hexameter: "hexametric" describes something that pertains to or is written in hexameter, a line of verse consisting of six metrical feet. It is used primarily in the context of classical poetry, such as epic or didactic verse.

Usage Examples

• (A poem written in hexameter.)
• (Lines of verse that use six metrical feet.)
• (The arrangement of six feet per line.)

Advanced Usage

• "hexametric verse": poetry written in hexameter, often associated with classical epics like Homer's Iliad or Virgil's Aeneid.

  • The translation preserved the hexametric rhythm of the original Latin. (The meter of six feet was maintained.)

• "hexametric foot": a single metrical unit within a hexameter line.

  • Each hexametric foot in this passage is a dactyl. (A foot consisting of one long and two short syllables.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hexameter (noun): a line of verse with six metrical feet.

  • The epic is written in hexameter. (The poem uses six-foot lines.)

• Hexametrical (adjective): an alternative form of "hexametric," with the same meaning.

  • The hexametrical pattern was difficult to maintain in English. (The six-foot meter was challenging.)

Synonyms

• Six-footed: having six metrical feet (a descriptive synonym for verse structure).
• Dactylic hexameter: a specific type of hexameter using dactyls (a synonym in technical poetic analysis).

Related Idioms

• In hexameter: a phrase used to describe poetry that follows this meter.
  • The poem is composed in hexameter, like classical epics. (It uses six-foot lines.)

Phrasal Verbs