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iambic
a verse line consisting of iambs
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Adonic, Adonic line
a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
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tetrameter
a verse line having four metrical feet
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pentameter
a verse line having five metrical feet
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hexameter
a verse line having six metrical feet
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octameter
a verse line having eight metrical feet
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octosyllable
a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines
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decasyllable
a verse line having ten syllables
