decasyllabics
/ˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪks/
noun
- Lines of verse that have ten syllables each.
- The anthology includes examples of both octosyllabics and decasyllabics from the 17th century.
- He preferred writing in decasyllabics because they felt natural to the English ear.
- The poem was written entirely in decasyllabics, giving it a steady rhythm.