HEXAMETERS
Noun
hexameters
plural of hexameter
Anagrams
• hexametres
Source: Wiktionary
HEXAMETER
Hex*am"e*ter, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. hexamètre. See Six, and Meter.]
(Gr. & Lat. Pros.)
Definition: A verse of six feet, the first four of which may be either
dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a dactyl, and the
sixth always a spondee. In this species of verse are composed the
Iliad of Homer and the Æneid of Virgil. In English hexameters accent
takes the place of quantity.
Leaped like the | roe when he | hears in the | woodland the | voice
of the | huntsman. Longfellow.
Strongly it | bears us a- | long on | swelling and | limitless |
billows, Nothing be- | fore and | nothing be- | hind but the | sky
and the | ocean. Coleridge.
Hex*am"e*ter, a.
Definition: Having six metrical feet, especially dactyls and spondees.
Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition