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alexandrine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | line of poetry, line of verse |
Examples of alexandrine
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All 17th-century French plays in verse alternate masculine and feminine alexandrine couplets.
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His use of the alexandrine poetic line is considered exceptional in its harmony, simplicity and elegance.
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Alexandrine would remain fiercely devoted to Ernest during their marriage, believing that their childlessness was her fault.
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The most frequently encountered metre in Classical French poetry is the alexandrine, composed of two hemistiches of six syllables each.
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Alexandrine Latendresse, a 26-year-old University of Laval linguistics student whose Facebook page reveals a weakness for iced vodka and procrastination, also ousted a sitting cabinet minister.
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- (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet
- An alexandrine is a line of poetic meter comprising 12 syllables. Alexandrines are common in the German literature of the Baroque period and in French poetry of the early modern and modern periods. ...
- A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts; An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet
- A line of poetry that has 12 syllables. The name probably comes from a medieval romance about Alexander the Great that was written in 12-syllable lines.
- A metrical line of six feet or twelve syllables (in English), originally from French heroic verse. Randle Cotgrave in his 1611 French-English dictionary explains: "Alexandrin. A verse of 12, or 13 sillables. ...
- In poetry, a line which is composed of twelve syllables or six iambs. Its usage originated in the twelfth century and was used in French romances honoring Alexander the Great. ...
- A line of poetry with 6 iambic feet, generally with a caesura after 3 feet.
- Another name for iambic hexameter.
